Fruit and seeds
I can explain how fruits are formed and how the structure of a seed enables germination.
Fruit and seeds
I can explain how fruits are formed and how the structure of a seed enables germination.
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Key learning points
- Seeds contain an embryo, food store and a tough outer coat, and they are formed in the ovary.
- A fruit is the mature and ripened ovary of a seed-producing plant.
- Fruits often contain seeds which will grow into a new plant, given the right conditions.
- Seeds are adapted to be dispersed by animals, wind and water.
Common misconception
A seed is not living.
A seed is living, it contains an embryo and a food store and is a stage of development in the growth of offspring.
Keywords
Seed - The development stage in the growth of a plant's offspring.
Fruit - The ripened ovary of seed-producing plants; it can be fleshy or dry.
Embryo - A development stage in the growth of a new offspring, in a plant it is formed inside a seed.
Ovary - An organ in the female reproductive system. In a plant, fertilisation and seed formation take place here.
Fertilisation - The fusion of gametes to form a zygote; the gametes of a plant are pollen and ova.
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This is made up of a tough outer coating, a food store and an embryo.
Where fertilisation takes place.
An early stage of growth and development of offspring.
The ripened ovary of a seed producing plant.
Food store to provide nutrients to the embryo.
Scar on a seed where it attached to the ovary.