Difference between Bean seed and Maize seed ( seed structure and germination)

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Bean Seed Maize Seed

It is a dicot seed. It is a monocot seed.

It has two cotyledons. It has one cotyledon,

In the germination of bean seed, the primary root emerges from the top of the seed, above the soil and then goes back again into the soil. In the germination of maize seed, the primary root emerges downward into the soil.

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Bean Seed	Maize Seed
It is a dicot seed.	It is a monocot seed.
It has two cotyledons.	It has one cotyledon,
In the germination of bean seed, the primary root emerges from the top of the seed, above the soil and then goes back again into the soil.	In the germination of maize seed, the primary root emerges downward into the soil.