41. The cotyledons are open, similar to those of almonds, and covered with a whitish film. 42. Normally, the cotyledon itself contains very little nutrients in plants that show this kind of germination. 43. Every seed has enough food stored inside its cotyledon to germinate and grow a few roots and leaves. 44. A . Seed Coat B . Cotyledon C . Hilum D . Plumule E . Radicle F . Endosperm 45. In the case of dicot seedlings whose cotyledons are photosynthetic, the cotyledons are functionally similar to leaves. 46. In the case of dicot seedlings whose cotyledons are photosynthetic, the cotyledons are functionally similar to leaves. 47. These seeds develop by the plumule growing up through the soil with the cotyledons remaining below the surface. 48. Seedling leaves arise 0.6 to 0.8 cm beyond the cotyledons and are oppositely arranged. 49. In seed plants, the embryo will develop one or more " seed leaves " ( cotyledons ). 50. With their chewing mouthparts, beetles make small round pits in the cotyledons and leaves of young plants.
