HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOLOGY
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Question
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Germination is activation of the seed to sprout into a new plant when conditions are just right *
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true
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false
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Most seeds need to take up water to germinate; this is known as imbibition GLOSSARY imbibitionthe taking up of liquid, causing swelling. . Water: hydrates enzymes in the seed, activating them. As a result the seed begins to release energy from its food store for growth.
Detailed explanation-2: -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. cotyledons and germination.
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