Q: How Long Can Seeds Remain Viable in Dormancy?
A: The phase of an organism's lifespan in which processes, such as physical activities, development,…
Q: What are three generations locked in a seed?
A: A seed is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants, which is formed…
Q: What is the evolutionary significance of pollen and seeds?
A: Pollens are male gametophyte of plant that are differentiated into animal pole containing male…
Q: Many biology labs use slides of root tips to demonstrate the stages of mitosis. Why is this a better…
A: Plants are autotrophs. They are called so because they are not dependent on other organisms and can…
Q: An Irish or white potato is a stem, but a sweet potato is a root. How can you tell?
A: MODIFICATIONS OF ROOT:- In some plants, the roots are specialized to carry out some other functions…
Q: Why must seeds absorb water before germinating?
A: Germination is the process by which a plant grows either from a seed or a spore and its most common…
Q: What advantages do seeds provide over spores?
A: Every living species has two types of cells, somatic cells that undergo mitotic cell division to…
Q: How long does it take for marigold/rice/wheat/coconut/mango plants to come to flower?
A: The plant that completes its life cycle from production of seeds to flower to seeds in a single…
Q: During germination cotyledons come out of the soil in a.Rice b.Mango c.Maize d.Castor
A: Germination can be defined as the process by which seeds of a given plant start developing into…
Q: A botanist discovers a new species of plant in a tropical rain forest. After observing its anatomy…
A: Angiosperms are flowering plants/phanerogams which have fruits containing seeds. Ovary transforms…
Q: The following are plant adaptations to life on land, except Select one: O A. Flagellated sperm O B.…
A: The primitive forms of plants that were mostly aquatic, acquired adaptations that help them to…
Q: Why dry seeds donot germinate?
A: Seed is fertilized ovule which has capacity to form new plant from it. A typical seed has radicle…
Q: Do seeds need light to germinat
A: Ans-It is a fact of life that most plants need light to grow and keep them healthy, but not all…
Q: The part of gynoecium that determines the compatible nature of pollen is: (a) stigma (b) style (c)…
A: The gynoecium is the female reproductive part of the flower which consists of one or more pistil and…
Q: What is the purpose of hilum in seeds?
A: Hilum The Scar or Mark left from the seed being attached to the parent plant during plant…
Q: how do you think are the seeds of fleshy fruits (citrus fruit, cucumber, tomato etc.) are dispersed?
A: The seed-bearing structure generated from the ovary after flowering in flowering plants is known as…
Q: What is dispersal of seeds by explosive mechanism?
A: Seed dispersal is the spread or transport of seeds distant from the parent plant. Plants have…
Q: If a corn grain is actually a fruit, where is the pericarp?
A: Corn is a fruit since it is a seed originating from the flower/ovary of the corn plant. It contains…
Q: Even before a seed germinates, it already has a root; what is the name of this embryonic root? In…
A: Radicle: is the embryonic root which will develop into the primary root of the plant.
Q: What is germination?
A: Plants are living organism. They can grow, eat, move and reproduce. A plant has stem, roots, leaves,…
Q: How does moisture and the presence or absence of light affect seed germination?
A: Seed germination may be defined as the fundamental process by which different plant species grow…
Q: Many plants are propagated by humans through vegetative reproduction. what plant do you know of is…
A: Answer: Introduction: Vegetative reproduction is a type of asexual reproduction taking place in…
Q: Besides the seed, what other major structure diminishes a plant’s reliance on water for…
A: Seed can be defined as the embryonic plant that is enclosed in the protective outer covering. The…
Q: Why do seedless plants need moisture to reproduce?
A: Seedless plants are the cryptogams in which seed formation does not occur. It comprises of :- I)…
Q: Which plant structure contains the plant embryo, a food supply, and a protective covering? O ovary O…
A: Plants are the main Photosynthesizing organisms present on he planet. They are capable of producing…
Q: Which plant hormone plays key role to switch the plant development from seed dormancy to seed…
A: Plant hormone We know plants are immobile organism and are devoid of any nervous system and these…
Q: Is the protonema part of the gametophyte or sporophyte generation?
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Q: Although potato tuber is an underground plant part, it is considered as a stem. Give two reasons.
A: The plants shows reproduction by the vegetative reproduction process. The units of vegetative…
Q: what is the function of flower petal in plant reproduction?
A: Plants are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that are autotrophic in nutrition. Autotrophic means…
Q: Answer the followign question: How many carpels are fused to form an apple? How might…
A: Carpel is a seed bearing structure which constitutes the innermost whorls of a flower. Through…
Q: What role can the pappus play in seed dispersal?
A: The movement, dispersal, or transfer of seeds away from the original plant is referred to as seed…
Q: During germination cotyledons come out of the soil in Rice Mango Maize Castor
A: The presence of “cotyledons” (first leaves) in the plants represents the initiation of germination.…
Q: Are special chemicals administered to the plants to induce seed production? If yes, provide several…
A: Seed It refers to an embryonic part that is covered by the protective outer covering called the seed…
Q: germinate
A: The germination of the seeds should be done in following steps :- 1) use of fresh and soaked…
Q: What advantages do seeds have over spores? Choose All That Apply seeds are multicellular and spores…
A: 2) Option two is not correct as spores do not have outer protection therefore spores do not have…
Q: What conditions do seeds need to germinate? Water only Oxygen only Water and…
A: Germinating seeds get their energy by breaking down stored food material in endosperm of a seed.…
Q: Compared to cycads, why are angiosperms much more successful?
A: Plants are autotrophic in nature. They carry out photosynthesis for making their own food.
Q: What are some of the applications of plant reproduction and development in the real world?
A: Reproduction is a biological process where one individual gives rise to its offspring. It is a…
Q: Why does endosperm development precede embryo development
A: The endosperm is a tissue that is produced after the process of double fertilization inside the…
Q: Why when peas place on a hand towel in a cup for sunlight, water and oxygen. It does not germinate?
A: Peas (Pisum sativum) are members of the legume family and are small, round seeds that are present…
Q: Why is it that even if you put the newly germinated seed in an inverse position (roots above), the…
A: a. Plants have three basic organs which include roots, stems, and leaves. b. They are organized into…
Q: Why do some seeds undergo a period of dormancy, and how do they break dormancy?
A: Introduction: Seeds germinate at a favorable time and location to develop and survive as seedlings.…
Q: in mungbean, there are the cotyledons. What do you think happened to the endosperm?
A: INTRODUCTION Endosperm These are the tissue that surround and nourishes the embryo.
Q: Potatoes propagate asexually by which of the following? O rhizomes O bulbs O buds of tubers O…
A: Vegetative reproduction is a form of asexual propagation that occurs in plants, in which the new…
Q: in fruits of wild daisy, what role can the pappus play in seed dispersal?
A: The movement, spread, or transportation of seeds away from the parent plant is referred to as seed…
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- Why do some seeds undergo a period of dormancy, and how do they break dormancy?A student reporting on a project said that one of her seeds did not grow properly because it was planted upside down, so it got confused and tried to grow down. Should the teacher accept this explanation? Why or why not?What is dispersal of seeds by explosive mechanism?