Seed Science MCQs-29

Seed Science MCQs-29
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1. Seed banks store seeds under conditions of _______

 High moisture and high temperature

 Low moisture and low temperature

 Moderate temperature and humidity

 High temperature and high humidity

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

 Micropyle or seed coat

 Seed coat or micropyle

 Embryo or seed coat

 Endosperm or cotyledons

3. Chemical dormancy can be broken by _____

 Freezing seeds

 Heating seeds

 Washing seeds

 Drying seeds

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

 Enhanced photosynthesis

 Increased protein synthesis

 Rapid embryo growth

 Leakage of intracellular solutes

5. Oxygen deficiency may inhibit germination even in hydrated seeds

 True

 False

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

 Metabolic activation

 Rapid water absorption

 Cotyledon expansion

 Radicle emergence

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

 Stratification

 Scarification

 Vernalization

 Germination

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. In plant seeds, the embryo consists of_____

 Endosperm and seed coat

 Cotyledons, radicle, plumule

 Hypocotyl only

 Ovary and ovule

10. Germination always occurs immediately after imbibition

 True

 False

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