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Teacher wants students to know dicot and monocot seeds.

The seeds which have two seed leaves are called dicot or dicotyledonous seeds, while
those with one are called monocot or monocotyledonous seeds.

Pea, bean, gram,
etc. are some
dicot seeds. Can
you name some
monocot seeds?

Maize
Oat
Rice and wheat Barley

Teacher wants students to know how a baby plant comes out of a seed.

When a seed gets air, water and warmth, the baby plant inside it comes out tearing the
seed coat and grows into a new plant. This process is called germination.

What happens l The baby root comes
to baby root Plumule out of seed and grows
and baby New Radicle downwards. Now, it
shoot? plant is called radicle.
The baby shoot
l
grows upwards and
Seedling is called plumule.
Thus, a baby plant with
a small root and a small
shoot is called seedling.

Where do seed
leaves go?
The seed leaves dry up and fall off because growing
seedling uses all the food stored in them. Now,
seedling grows green leaves that make food for it.

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