Seed Science MCQs-30

Seed Science MCQs-30
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1. High storage temperature generally results in ______

 Accelerated seed aging

 Improved germination

 Increased seed longevity

 Increased seed vigor

2. The earliest detectable physiological event during seed aging is _________

 Starch hydrolysis

 Disruption of cellular membranes

 Enzyme activation

 DNA degradation

3. High humidity during seed storage mainly leads to _____

 Accelerated seed deterioration

 Increased viability

 Reduced respiration

 Increased dormancy

4. Which of the following processes can occur in both living and dead seeds?

 Imbibition

 Respiration

 Enzyme synthesis

 Hormone signaling

5. Cold treatment used to break dormancy is called _____

 Vernalization

 Imbibition

 Scarification

 Stratification

6. Lipid peroxidation in seed membranes primarily affects __________

 Nucleic acids

 Cellulose

 Phospholipids

 Carbohydrates

7. The major storage compounds in seeds include _____

 DNA and RNA

 Cellulose only

 Chlorophyll

 Starch, proteins, lipids

8. In germinating oilseeds, β-oxidation of fatty acids mainly occurs in specialized peroxisomes called _______

 Chloroplasts

 Ribosomes

 Lysosomes

 Glyoxysomes

9. Seed dormancy resulting from an impermeable or hard seed coat that prevents water or oxygen entry is termed _________

 Secondary dormancy

 Morphological dormancy

 Physical dormancy

 Physiological dormancy

10. In most of plants, germination rate is highly influenced by temperature

 True

 False

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