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AIM:Seeds and Seed Germination ? 2008 Paul Billiet ODWS Seed structure Cotyledon Plumule Radicle Micropyle Seed coat or testa ? 2008 Paul Billiet ODWS Dormancy Metabolism falls Number of organelles per cell falls Dehydration – water content falls Vacuoles in cells deflate Food reserves become dense crystalline bodies ? 2008 Paul Billiet ODWS Maintaining dormancy Physical barriers The seed coat (testa) is waxy = waterproof and impermeable to oxygen Physical state – dehydrated Chemical inhibitors present e.g. salts, mustard oils, organic acids, alkaloids Growth promoters absent ? 2008 Paul Bi