Today on March 14th, I brought my baby carrot and baby corn plants home. They reside comfortably on my windowsill to receive daily sunlight. I water them when needed and tend to them as any mother would. Carrots are dicot plants and corn are monocot plants. Hopefully, they will begin germination soon. Germination is the process in which a seed sprouts into a plant.
This process begins with the seed coat rupturing from the absorption of an abundance of water. The seedling then begins to sprout from the ruptured seed coat. At this point anaerobic respiration occurs, later followed by aerobic respiration. The tip of the root emerges first and the seed becomes anchored to the earth to obtain nutrients. A stalk and leaves will then begin to be produced. The corn will produce one leaf and the carrots will produce two seed leaves that hold food for the plant. Related to the corn are other monocots, including: rice, wheat, barley, grasses, and lilies. Related to the carrot are other dicots, including: beans, roses, potatoes, tomatoes, and violets.
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