Seed Science MCQs-29

Seed Science MCQs-29
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1. Oxygen deficiency may inhibit germination even in hydrated seeds

 False

 True

2. Breaking hard seed coat dormancy using mechanical abrasion is called _______

 Vernalization

 Stratification

 Scarification

 Germination

3. Seed banks store seeds under conditions of _______

 High temperature and high humidity

 Moderate temperature and humidity

 Low moisture and low temperature

 High moisture and high temperature

4. In plant seeds, the embryo consists of_____

 Endosperm and seed coat

 Ovary and ovule

 Cotyledons, radicle, plumule

 Hypocotyl only

5. The micropyle in a seed represents _____

 Opening in seed coat for water entry

 Embryonic axis

 Entry point of pollen tube

 Food storage region

6. Increased permeability of cellular membranes during seed aging leads to _______

 Rapid embryo growth

 Increased protein synthesis

 Leakage of intracellular solutes

 Enhanced photosynthesis

7. During seed maturation, accumulation of storage compounds occurs mainly in _______

 Embryo or seed coat

 Micropyle or seed coat

 Seed coat or micropyle

 Endosperm or cotyledons

8. Chemical dormancy can be broken by _____

 Drying seeds

 Freezing seeds

 Heating seeds

 Washing seeds

9. Germination always occurs immediately after imbibition

 True

 False

10. In seeds, Phase II of imbibition mainly involves _______

 Metabolic activation

 Rapid water absorption

 Radicle emergence

 Cotyledon expansion

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Seed Science MCQs-29