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In plants that lack endosperm in their mature seeds, the cotyledons function to (a) enclose and protect the seed (b) aid in seed dispersal (c) serve as an absorptive embryonic root (d) store food reserves (e) attach the embryo within the ovule
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These types are endospermic and non-endospermic. \[ \text{Seeds} = \begin{cases} \text{Endospermic} \\ \text{Non-endospermic} \end{cases} \] Show more…
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In plants that lack endosperm in their mature seeds, the cotyledons function (a) to enclose and protect the seed (b) to aid in seed dispersal (c) as an absorptive embryonic root (d) to store food reserves (e) to attach the embryo within the ovul
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