they sprout at the end of germination and they are needed to start photosynthesis, since the seed was running on cellular respiration beforehand....what are they called?
2007-02-14 15:31:48 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
cotyledons or seed leaves
2007-02-14 15:34:09 · answer #1 · answered by aidea 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Shoots. When the seed hits the ground there are two shoots. One goes down into the earth and becomes the roots, the other goes up to form the trunk or stem. Although you might also be thinking of buds, in particular a leaf bud.
2007-02-14 17:14:28 · answer #2 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cotyledon
Structure in the embryo of a seed plant that may form a ‘leaf’ after germination and is commonly known as a seed leaf.
2007-02-14 17:09:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They are cotyledonary leaves because they are the cotyledons that have turned green. The next ones are the real leaves, often called the "true" leaves.
2007-02-14 15:34:20 · answer #4 · answered by ecolink 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are called cotyledens. A dicot will have 2 and a monocot will have 1.
2007-02-16 16:13:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the little round leaves that come out first
2007-02-14 15:34:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
seed leaves, or cotyledons.
2007-02-14 15:38:48 · answer #7 · answered by butterfly_tat_luver79 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the buds
2007-02-14 15:34:13 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋