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Seeds no matter what size are packages of genetic material and energy that are living in the same way the plant that they came from is/was living. the seeds continue to be living until they start growing. Some plant seeds from some plants and trees can remain viable for 100's of years. That is they can fall from the tree and remain in the soil for a hundred years until the conditions are correct for it to start growing. the correct conditions act like a trigger and then bam, the energy in the seed is released as roots and leaves and then it start absorbing energy from its surroundings. So the answer is seeds get there energy from the parent plant. seeds are a package of genetic material and certain nutrients necesary for the roots and leaves to grow. moisture is often the trigger. Google it!

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Generally the seed is provided with an energy or food packet by the parent plant, which in flowering plants is called an endosperm. However some plants, such as some orchid seeds are so small that they include no endosperm and they must form a symbiotic relationship with a fungus which provides energy for the seed. Again, it is a little bit different in gymnosperms, but the overall principle is the same, the parent plant provides the seed with nutrition.

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after the food stored in the cotyledons is expended the the sun provides energy through photosynthesis

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For many seeds, it gets its energy from stored carbohydrates within the endosperm.

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stored food I think by water

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What is to begin to develop from a seed?

When a seed begins to grow/sprout it is known as germination.


How many cotyledon of santol seed?

Santol seeds usually contain two cotyledons when they germinate. These cotyledons are the seed leaves that provide nutrients to the emerging seedling until it can produce its own energy through photosynthesis.


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Can a mongo seed will germinate if it is coated with pomade?

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Why doesn't a seed need sunlight to germinate?

Seeds do not need sunlight to germinate because they already contain all the nutrients and energy they need to start growing. The process of germination typically begins when a seed absorbs water, which activates enzymes within the seed that kickstart growth. Sunlight becomes necessary only once the seed has sprouted and the seedling starts photosynthesizing to produce its own energy.


What part of the plant protects the seed?

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Whether a seed without an embryo could germinate?

During seed germination embryo in a seed grows. As a result a small seedling comes out of the seed.


How a seed obtains energy during germination?

endosperm provides the seed with the energy to grow as it is the seeds source of food.


Is sunlight needed to germinate a Lima bean seed?

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Why seed cannot germinate without water?

Water triggers the enzymatic activities in the seed. Therefore, in the absence of water seed will not germinate for want of enzymatic activities.