Seed Science MCQs-29

Seed Science MCQs-29
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1. Chemical dormancy can be broken by _____

 Washing seeds

 Drying seeds

 Heating seeds

 Freezing seeds

2. Germination always occurs immediately after imbibition

 True

 False

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

 Embryo or seed coat

 Endosperm or cotyledons

 Seed coat or micropyle

 Micropyle or seed coat

4. In plant seeds, the embryo consists of_____

 Ovary and ovule

 Cotyledons, radicle, plumule

 Endosperm and seed coat

 Hypocotyl only

5. Oxygen deficiency may inhibit germination even in hydrated seeds

 True

 False

6. Seed banks store seeds under conditions of _______

 High moisture and high temperature

 High temperature and high humidity

 Moderate temperature and humidity

 Low moisture and low temperature

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

 Increased protein synthesis

 Leakage of intracellular solutes

 Enhanced photosynthesis

 Rapid embryo growth

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

 Radicle emergence

 Cotyledon expansion

 Rapid water absorption

 Metabolic activation

9. The micropyle in a seed represents _____

 Opening in seed coat for water entry

 Food storage region

 Entry point of pollen tube

 Embryonic axis

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

 Scarification

 Germination

 Vernalization

 Stratification

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Seed Science MCQs-29