Science - Grade 5: Seed Parts and Their Functions

⁣Vocabulary (with definitions)
seed coat – covers and protects the seed.
embryo – forms the new plant.
endosperm – acts as food for the seed, and nourishes the embryo.
germinate – when a seed begins to grow, or puts out shoots.
cotyledon – the first “leaves” of a plant.
monocot – a plant with one cotyledon.