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Ecology

Troglobites - animals that live in cave

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolutionary_history_of_plants

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endosperm

Cereal​

A cereal is any grass cultivated (grown) for the edible components of its grain(botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis), composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran. The term may also refer to the resulting grain itself (specifically "cereal grain"). Cereal grain crops are grown in greater quantities and provide more food energy worldwide than any other type of cropand are therefore staple crops. Edible grains from other plant families, such as buckwheat (Polygonaceae), quinoa (Amaranthaceae) and chia(Lamiaceae), are referred to as pseudocereals.

In their natural, unprocessed, whole grain form, cereals are a rich source of vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, fats, oils, and protein. When processed by the removal of the bran, and germ, the remaining endosperm is mostly carbohydrate. In some developing countries, grain in the form of rice, wheat, millet, or maize constitutes a majority of daily sustenance. In developed countries, cereal consumption is moderate and varied but still substantial.

The word cereal is derived from Ceres, the Roman goddess of harvest and agriculture.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cereal

Pseudocereal​

A pseudocereal is one of any non-grasses that are used in much the same way as cereals(true cereals are grasses). Their seed can be ground into flour and otherwise used as cereals. Examples of pseudocereals are amaranth(Love-lies-bleeding, red amaranth, Prince-of-Wales-feather), quinoa, and buckwheat.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudocereal

Botany​