Seed Science MCQs-14

1. For wheat, the base temperature ( Tb​) is 5 °C. If a location has a mean daily temperature of 15 °C, the average thermal time accumulated per day is__________

2. ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is best described as___________

3. Planting geometry primarily determines__________

4. Seed germination is considered formally completed when ___________

5. RNA is significantly more vulnerable to oxidation than DNA, primarily because it is____________

6. Physiological maturity in a seed is defined as the stage when it has reached its ___________

7. The edible portion of broccoli consists mainly of an immature______

8. Acquisition of desiccation tolerance, in orthodox seeds, primarily occurs during _______

9. The electron transport chain (ETC) is a series of protein complexes and electron carriers embedded in the __________ of mitochondria

10. Oil-rich seeds tend to imbibe water ______________