• Question: What happens to seeds in the soil to make plants grow?

    Asked by anon-326135 on 15 May 2022.
    • Photo: John Grasmeder

      John Grasmeder answered on 15 May 2022:

      Seeds are usually pretty dry and they have an outer coating called the seed coat. When seeds are planted they take in water from the soil. This makes them expand and the seed coat cracks open. Inside the seed coat is an embryo, which is a small root and a small shoot and some food for the root and shoot. The root appears first and grows downwards, then the shoot appears later.

    • Photo: Martina Conti

      Martina Conti answered on 16 May 2022:

      I’m sorry, I don’t know much about plants

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