In a biology lab experiment,you and the class planted seeds from eudicot and monocot plants in soil that had been sterilized,to remove nutrients.The seeds of each plant were still able to perform metabolism,enabling them to germinate and begin growing as seedlings.The structure that helped provide the nutrients is the

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The endosperm is the structure inside the seed that provides nutrients for the developing embryo. In this experiment, because the soil had been sterilized to remove nutrients, the endosperm inside the seed would have been the only source of nutrients available for the plants to use during germination and early growth. The other structures listed – seed coat, spore coat, fruit, and pollen grain – are either not involved in providing nutrients to the developing plant, or are not present in all plants.

In a Biology Lab Experiment,you and the Class Planted Seeds