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Tue loss of dry weight in the cotyledon of a germinating bean seed is because its nutrient stores are being used by the seed for germination

What is a cotyledon?

A cotyledon is a seed leaf within the embryo of a seed.

Cotyledons serve several functions in the seed including:

  • supply the nutrition a plant embryo needs to germinate
  • serve as a source of nutritional reserves
  • assist the embryo in metabolizing nutrition stored elsewhere in the seed.

Therefore, the cotyledon is a germinating bean seed will lose dry weight because its nutrient stores are being used by the seed for germination.

Learn more about cotyledons at: https://brainly.com/question/1289472

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