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.
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