it looks like a human kidney..
the radical embryo the cotyledon and the seed coat
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One cotyledon seed: corn, wheat. Two cotyledon seed: beans, peas.
Yes, a bean is a seed. It is a seed for a bean plant. Bean is often said in place of seed. I hope this makes it easier to understand. :)
A bean is a young seedling. What you see on the outside is the seed coat, but there is another inner layer surrounding the seed called the cotyledon. Inside the cotyledon is the young roots and stems that later become a plant. As the plant starts its journey of growth, the cotyledon becomes food because a plant in its first few days cannot collect its own food.
to protect the seed and the cotyledon (food storage, the white inside of the bean) before they grow
The cotyledon of a corn seed is usually long and slender, with a pointed tip. It is light yellow in color and is the first leaf-like structure that emerges as the seed begins to germinate.
Two. Beans and similar plants are known as dicotyledons. Cotyledon from the Greek, meaning seed leaf.
You can tell a bean seed has two cotyledons by observing that it splits into two parts when it germinates, each part containing a small leaf-like structure. This distinguishes it from seeds with only one cotyledon, like corn or grass seeds.
A mung bean seed typically has two cotyledons. These cotyledons contain stored nutrients that the seedling uses for energy until it can photosynthesize on its own.
The fleshy part of the seed is called the cotyledon. This is the part of the plant where food is stored. Some seeds have one cotyledon, for example corn, and other have two cotyledons, for example a lima bean.