NEET BIOLOGY

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

PLANT GROWTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is a seedling?
A
a noisy seed
B
a plant that is just starting to grow
C
a flower seed
D
a leaf
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A seedling is a young plant or sporophyte developing out of a plant embryo from a seed. Seedling development starts with germination of the seed. A typical young seedling consists of three main parts: the radicle (embryonic root), the hypocotyl (embryonic shoot), and the cotyledons (seed leaves).

Detailed explanation-2: -A seedling is a very young tree, perhaps 1 or 2years old, that has been grown from seed in a tree nursery and transplanted to the area where the new forest will emerge.

Detailed explanation-3: -A seedling is young plant after germination from seeds (sometimes also referred to as sprouts).

Detailed explanation-4: -Seedling growth, which starts when germination is completed, signals a shift in priorities to a rapid growth of root and shoot and establishment of a photosynthetic seedling. In the process, reserve foods are hydrolyzed and provide fuel for energy and building blocks for new macromolecules.

Detailed explanation-5: -: a young plant grown from seed. : a young tree before it becomes a sapling.

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