BIOL 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 66: Endosperm, Double Fertilization, Cotyledon

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Bio 1010 acts a food supply for the developing zygote. To repeat, one pollination results in the delivery of two sperm that form two different structures: the diploid zygote and the triploid endosperm. This process is called double fertilization, and it is unique to flowering plants. The endosperm supplies nutrients to the developing embryo. Here we have most of the parts we need to produce a new plant: a developing embryo and a food source for it. All that"s needed now is to seal these parts in a protective container. The container is the seed coat that develops from ovule cells that surround the endosperm and embryo. Once the seed coat develops the seed is functional. There"s more to plant reproduction than just forming a seed. Since plants tend to remain in one place, they require some way to disperse their seeds. As the seed is forming, the ovary around the seed begins to develop into a fruit.

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