Why Cotyledons Called Seed?
Cotyledons Are Not Considered True Leaves and Are Sometimes Referred to as "Seed Leaves," Because They Are Actually Part of the Seed or Embryo of the Plant. 1...
Cotyledons are not considered true leaves and are sometimes referred to as "seed leaves," because they are actually part of the seed or embryo of the plant. 1 The seed leaves serve to access the stored nutrients in the seed, feeding it until the true leaves develop and begin photosynthesizing.
What is a cotyledon in a seed?
cotyledon, seed leaf within the embryo of a seed. Cotyledons help supply the nutrition a plant embryo needs to germinate and become established as a photosynthetic organism and may themselves be a source of nutritional reserves or may aid the embryo in metabolizing nutrition stored elsewhere in the seed.
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What is cotyledon also called?
The cotyledons are referred to as seed leaves. It is because they act as the leaves of the seed during the process of germination.
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