BOTANY

BOTANY

PLANT ECOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is germination?
A
when germs spread to different plants
B
when a plant begins to grow
C
when a bird takes a plant seed to another place
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -germination, the sprouting of a seed, spore, or other reproductive body, usually after a period of dormancy. The absorption of water, the passage of time, chilling, warming, oxygen availability, and light exposure may all operate in initiating the process.

Detailed explanation-2: -The beginning of the growth of a seed into a seedling is known as germination. All seeds need water, oxygen and the right temperature to germinate. Dormancy is a state of suspended animation in which seeds delay germination until conditions are right for survival and growth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Germination is usually the growth of a plant contained within a seed; it results in the formation of the seedling. It is also the process of reactivation of metabolic machinery of the seed resulting in the emergence of radicle and plumule.

Detailed explanation-4: -Germination is the process by which seeds begin to grow into plants. Germination can take one to two weeks for the full process to finish.

Detailed explanation-5: -∙ Germination is the process by which a seed grows into a seedling and then to a complete plant. Seeds require water, oxygen and the right temperature to germinate. ∙ In the process of germination, roots develop first from the seed which is also known as radicle.

There is 1 question to complete.