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Seeds and Germination Explained

Written By Science Sauce on Monday, Feb 28, 2022 | 08:38 AM

 
Flash cards every weekday: https://www.instagram.com/igcsebioflashcards Free IGCSE Bio practice questions: igcsebio.sciencesauceonline.com RELATED VIDEOS Fertilisation and Seed Formation: https://youtu.be/8Y5BRMCo-00 Flower Structures and Functions: https://youtu.be/GkzFimUJdD8 Pollination Explains: https://youtu.be/Dfvyoir_SCY How to Draw a Flower: https://youtu.be/4XgSAUNGoYA Sexual and Asexual Reproduction Explained: https://youtu.be/co5jZId0F-g Advantages of Sexual and Asexual Reproduction: https://youtu.be/gAgyw72JiVA SUMMARY Germination is the start of growth of a plant from a seed. It’s that first stage where the seed sprouts to become a seedling. Inside a seed is a plumule which will go on to become the first plant shoot and a radicle which will form the first root. Seeds also have cotyledons which act as a food store for the new plant until it’s able to carry out photosynthesis. They also have a seed coat which forms a protective layer. For germination to happen, seeds require water, oxygen and a warm temperature.