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Popcorn is made by heating up a small droplet of water inside a corn kernel. When enough pressure builds up, it pops and we eat the fluffy white part. Given that corn is a monocot, what is the fluffy white stuff that we eat?

In contrast to Bryophytes, Lycophytes, and Monilophytes what specific advantage do seeds provide to seed plants in terms of their reproductive biology?

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Q. 1. Popcorn is made by heating up a small droplet of water inside a corn kernel. When enough pressure builds up, it pops and we eat the fluffy white part. Given that corn is a monocot, what is the fluffy white stuff that we eat?

Answer: In popcorn, the white fluffy stuff which we eat is the inverted endosperm which comes out from the corn seed while we heat the seed.

Q. 2. In contrast to Bryophytes, Lycophytes, and Monilophytes what specific advantage do seeds provide to seed plants in terms of their reproductive biology?

Answer: Seeds are acting as the food source to embryo and help in its growth. Second seed dispersal by animals is much better and reliable than wind dispersal of spores in seedless plants.