Across
- 6. - Fruits that develop without fertilization, such as bananas.
- 7. - The wall of the fruit that develops from the wall of the ovary.
- 8. - The residual, persistent nucellus in some seeds like black pepper.
- 10. - A state of inactivity that the embryo may enter as the seed matures and its water content is reduced.
Down
- 1. - The triploid tissue whose cells are filled with reserve food materials used for the nutrition of the developing embryo.
- 2. - The single cotyledon situated towards one side of the embryonal axis in the grass family.
- 3. - The occurrence of more than one embryo in a single seed.
- 4. - A special mechanism in some flowering plants to produce seeds without fertilization.
- 5. - Fruits such as apples and strawberries where the thalamus contributes to fruit formation.
- 9. - The portion of the embryonal axis above the level of cotyledons.