Seed Science MCQs-30

Seed Science MCQs-30
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1. In most of plants, germination rate is highly influenced by temperature

 False

 True

2. High humidity during seed storage mainly leads to _____

 Accelerated seed deterioration

 Reduced respiration

 Increased dormancy

 Increased viability

3. Cold treatment used to break dormancy is called _____

 Scarification

 Vernalization

 Stratification

 Imbibition

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

 DNA degradation

 Starch hydrolysis

 Enzyme activation

 Disruption of cellular membranes

5. Lipid peroxidation in seed membranes primarily affects __________

 Cellulose

 Carbohydrates

 Nucleic acids

 Phospholipids

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

 Hormone signaling

 Imbibition

 Respiration

 Enzyme synthesis

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

 Physiological dormancy

 Morphological dormancy

 Secondary dormancy

 Physical dormancy

8. High storage temperature generally results in ______

 Improved germination

 Increased seed longevity

 Accelerated seed aging

 Increased seed vigor

9. The major storage compounds in seeds include _____

 Starch, proteins, lipids

 Chlorophyll

 DNA and RNA

 Cellulose only

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

 Glyoxysomes

 Ribosomes

 Chloroplasts

 Lysosomes

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