what is a seed layer called
The seed contains and disperses the embryo. Around the whole seed is a layer called the seed coat. This layer may be thick or thin, depending on the species, but it often contains light-sensitive chemicals.When conditions are right -- there is appropriate light and water -- the seed coat may trigger the germination of the seed.his layer may be thick or thin, depending on the species, but it often contains light-sensitive chemicals. When conditions are right -- there is appropriate light and water -- the seed coat may trigger the germination of the seed.
A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering known as the seed coat. It is a characteristic of spermatophytes (gymnosperm and angiosperm plants) and the product of the ripened ovule which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant.he seed coat in the mature seed can be a paper-thin layer (e.g. peanut) or something more substantial (e.g. thick and hard in honey locust and coconut), or fleshy as in the sarcotesta of pomegranate. The seed coat helps protect the embryo from mechanical injury, predators and drying out.