new plants grow from both spores and seeds. Both can stay dormant until conditions are favourable and then start growing. what is the difference between a spore and a seed?
1. In terms of size, seeds are larger than spores. Seeds can be seen and touched easily whereas spores can only be seen with the aid of magnifying equipment.
2. In terms of cellular complexity, seeds are superior because they’re multicellular, while spores are unicellular. A seed also has more facilities for plant survival than a spore.
3. Seeds are located either in the fruit or flower of flowering plants, while spores are located underneath the leaves of non-flowering plants. When they are separated from the plant, both seeds and spores eventually germinate. However, a seed germinates more easily than a spore because the latter requires a wet environment.
4. Seeds are disseminated by animals that eat the fruit of flowering plants, while spores simply fall off and may be spread by the wind.
1. In terms of size, seeds are larger than spores. Seeds can be seen and touched easily whereas spores can only be seen with the aid of magnifying equipment.
2. In terms of cellular complexity, seeds are superior because they’re multicellular, while spores are unicellular. A seed also has more facilities for plant survival than a spore.
3. Seeds are located either in the fruit or flower of flowering plants, while spores are located underneath the leaves of non-flowering plants. When they are separated from the plant, both seeds and spores eventually germinate. However, a seed germinates more easily than a spore because the latter requires a wet environment.
4. Seeds are disseminated by animals that eat the fruit of flowering plants, while spores simply fall off and may be spread by the wind.
