NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In gardening, the term “dormancy” refers to a perennial plant’s state of temporary metabolic inactivity or minimal activity. Plants generally go dormant in response to adverse growing conditions, such as those of the coldest months, November through January.

Detailed explanation-2: -For plants, dormancy declares when to prepare their soft tissues for freezing temperatures, dry weather, or water and nutrient shortage. Instead of exerting energy in an attempt to grow, they know to stop growing and conserve energy until mild weather returns.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dormancy is defined as the temporary inability of a viable seed to germinate under favorable environmental conditions (Simpson, 1990). Dormancy helps the seed to survive adverse environmental conditions and at the same time helps in seed dispersal (Snape et al., 2001).

Detailed explanation-4: -Dormancy is any state of reduced metabolic activity; either a temporary loss of the ability of cells to divide (in single-celled organisms such as bacteria, algae, and protists), or the suppression of growth, development, and reproduction (in complex organisms such as rotifers and crustaceans).

Detailed explanation-5: -Dormancy refers to a period of time when the organism physically stops growing; this is typically done to conserve energy during the colder months of the year or to protect itself from adverse environmental conditions.