After absorption of water, the seed coat becomes and the radicle pierce out through it forming the system.
The seed obtains water from the environment. The seed swells and consequently the seed coat ruptures allowing the elongating radicle to come out and form the root system.
A seed obtains water from the environment, swells and consequently the seed coat ruptures allowing the elongating radicle to come out and form the root system.
Regarding the assertion and reason, select the right option.
Assertion (A): In dicots during germination, the hypocotyl breaks the seed coat and moves in an upward direction to form the shoot system.
Reason (R): The radicle in the embryo breaks the seed coat and moves in downward direction to form root system.