種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)子(zi)(seed),裸子(zi)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)和被子(zi)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)特有的(de)(de)(de)繁(fan)殖體,它由(you)胚(pei)珠經過傳粉受精形成(cheng)。種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)子(zi)一般(ban)由(you)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)皮、胚(pei)和胚(pei)乳3部分組(zu)成(cheng),有的(de)(de)(de)植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)成(cheng)熟的(de)(de)(de)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)子(zi)只有種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)皮和胚(pei)兩(liang)部分。種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)子(zi)的(de)(de)(de)形成(cheng)使幼(you)小的(de)(de)(de)孢子(zi)體胚(pei)珠得(de)到母(mu)體的(de)(de)(de)保護,并像(xiang)哺乳動物(wu)(wu)的(de)(de)(de)胎(tai)兒那(nei)樣得(de)到充(chong)足的(de)(de)(de)養料(liao)。種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)子(zi)還(huan)有種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)適于傳播或抵抗(kang)不良條件的(de)(de)(de)結構,為植(zhi)物(wu)(wu)的(de)(de)(de)種(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)族延續(xu)創造了良好的(de)(de)(de)條件。