Question

The cotyledons do not contain ________


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Answer 1

Answer:

cotyledons contain (or in the case of gymnosperms and monocotyledons, have access to) the stored food reserves of the seed. As these reserves are used up, the cotyledons may turn green and begin photosynthesis, or may wither as the first true leaves take over food production for the seedling.

Answer 2

The cotyledons do not contain food for the baby plant.

• An embryo (young plant) or cotyledons are found inside the seed.
• So when a seed starts to expand, one portion of the embryo evolves into a plant, while another grows into the plant's root. The cotyledons store keeps food for the plant.
• The cotyledons hold (or have access to, inside the occurrence of monocotyledons and gymnosperms ) the seed's stored food reserves.
• The cotyledons may become green & initiate photosynthesis once these stores are depleted, or they could wither as even the seedling's initial leaves take up the food supply.