Seed Science MCQs-29

Seed Science MCQs-29
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1. Increased permeability of cellular membranes during seed aging leads to _______

 Enhanced photosynthesis

 Leakage of intracellular solutes

 Rapid embryo growth

 Increased protein synthesis

2. In plant seeds, the embryo consists of_____

 Cotyledons, radicle, plumule

 Endosperm and seed coat

 Hypocotyl only

 Ovary and ovule

3. Seed banks store seeds under conditions of _______

 High moisture and high temperature

 Low moisture and low temperature

 High temperature and high humidity

 Moderate temperature and humidity

4. Oxygen deficiency may inhibit germination even in hydrated seeds

 False

 True

5. Chemical dormancy can be broken by _____

 Drying seeds

 Washing seeds

 Heating seeds

 Freezing seeds

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

 Endosperm or cotyledons

 Embryo or seed coat

 Seed coat or micropyle

 Micropyle or seed coat

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

 Rapid water absorption

 Cotyledon expansion

 Metabolic activation

 Radicle emergence

8. The micropyle in a seed represents _____

 Entry point of pollen tube

 Opening in seed coat for water entry

 Food storage region

 Embryonic axis

9. Germination always occurs immediately after imbibition

 False

 True

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

 Stratification

 Scarification

 Vernalization

 Germination

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Seed Science MCQs-29