What generation sporophyte or gametophyte does the embryo of

What generation, sporophyte or gametophyte, does the embryo of a seed represent?

What generation, sporophyte or gametophyte, does the embryo of a seed represent?

What is the benefit of the stored carbohydrates in the seed?

Solution

The sporophyte is the diploid phase from which the main gamete producing plant arises. Therefore, the plant embryo must be the sporophyte.

The carbohydrates present in the cotyledons of the seed are metabolized by the plant until the plant can form the parts necessary to start photosynthesis.