A seed of a flowering plant or gymnosperm may contain tissues from _______ generation(s).

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A seed of a flowering plant or gymnosperm contains tissues from three generations: the seed coat from the parent plant (sporophyte generation), the nutritive tissue (endosperm or megagametophyte, depending on the plant type) from the current generation (gametophyte generation), and the embryo of the next generation (new sporophyte).

A Seed of a Flowering Plant or Gymnosperm May Contain