Answer:
a. to store energy for the seedlings
Explanation:
It is well now that plants store chemical energy in the form of complex carbohydrates (i.e., starch), which are broken down into glucose for generating energy. However, plants also store lipids that are used as energy, which are compartmentalized in specialized cellular structures named lipid droplets (LDs). The LDs are organelles composed of a phospholipid monolayer that contains proteins and a core consisting of storage lipids. These organelles are accumulated in seeds of oilseed crops such as sunflower, soybean and rapeseed, where they are degraded to provide energy during the seedling stage.
