Fruits andSeeds:Germinationprocess of the seedsbreaking dormancy,embryo becoming aseedling, and eventuallybecoming a developedplantFruits andSeeds:Seed coatprotectsseedFruits andSeeds:EndospermstorednutrientsFruits andSeeds:Hypocotylwillbecomethe stemFruits andSeeds:Radiclewillbecomethe rootsFruits andSeeds:Cotyledonembryonic seedleaf. Monocot- onecotyledo, Ducot -two cotyledonsFruits andSeeds:Economicallyimportant seedsGrains - seedsproduced fromgrass plants,primary nutrients inhuman dietFruits andSeeds:GrainsGerm- refers to theembryo of theseed. Bran - refersto the seed coatFruits andSeeds:Monocot seedswheat, corn,rice, barley,oats and milletFruits andSeeds:Dicotssoybeans,coffee, cotton,sunflower,cocoaFruits andSeeds:Dispersed:WindCattailFruits and Seeds:Dispersed:animals (bur andstickweed)BurdockFruits and Seeds:Dispersed:Animals ( fleshyfruits)CherriesFruits and Seeds:Dispersed:Animals(storednuts)Acorns/OakFruits and Seeds:Dispersed:Propulsion(twisting ballistics)MustardFruits andSeeds:Dispersed:GravitysweetgumFruits andSeeds:Dispersed:WaterCoconutFruits andSeeds: DryfruitIndehiscent:fruit does notopen atmaturityFruits andSeeds: Dryfruit: AcheneOne seeded andthe seed is onlyattached at onespot (sunflower)Fruits andSeeds: Dryfruit: SamaraWingedachene(maple)Fruits andSeeds: Dryfruit: Caryopsisseed fusedin fruit wall(corn)Fruits andSeeds: Dryfruit: Nutseedsurrounded byhand wall(acorn)Fruits andSeeds: Dryfruit: DehiscentFruit splits openat maturity torelease seedFruits andSeeds: Dryfruit: Follicleseed split alongone side atmaturity(milkweed)Fruits andSeeds: Dryfruit: Legumeseed splitalong twosides (locust)Fruits andSeeds: Dryfruit: Siliquesplit along twosides, paperytexture (elm)Fruits andSeeds: Dryfruit: Capsulesplit alongmultiple sides(poppy)Fruits andSeeds: Fleshyfruit: Berrymultiseeded(blueberry)Fruits andSeeds: Fleshyfruit:HesperidiumLeatheryskin(orange)Fruits andSeeds: Fleshyfruit: PepoLeathery rind(watermelon)Fruits andSeeds: Fleshyfruit: Drupesingle seedin a pit(cherry)Fruits andSeeds: Fleshyfruit: Promeseedsurrounded byrough paperytissue ( apple)Fruits andSeeds: Fleshyfruit: Aggregatesmall fruitsfrom flower(raspberry)Fruits andSeeds: Fleshyfruit: Multipleformed fromseveral flowers(pineapple)Online:GrasslandsU.S. Midwest, known asprairies. South americathey are called pampas.Central Eurasian calledsteppes, Africa namedsavannas. Grass naturallydominant vegetationOnline:Temperategrasslandsadapted to thedry, windycondtionsOnline:Grasslands:Rainy seasongrasslands become coatedwith flowers, some cansurvive into winter withhelp of undergroundstorage organs and thickstem basesOnline:Grasslands:habitatAgriculturally mostusefully to humans.soil is deep andfertile, perfect forcropland of pasturesOnline:Grasslands:firesperfect for cropland ofpastures, important inmaintaining grasslands. preventfire intolerant trees and shrubsfrom taking over. grasses ableto survive because they growfrom the bottomOnline:Animal seeddispersalanimal attracted to fruits basedon characteristics(such asodor), Fruit eating animalsknows as (frugivores), processfruits into their digestive tracts,then regurgitate seeds ordeposit seeds in their feces.Online:Toxinssome fruits containtocins to deterseed pathogens orpredators. animalslearn to avoid