Q. State a difference between the seeds of monocots and dicots other than the number of seed leaves. / A. Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen
Q. For what purpose is oxygen needed in germination?
A. Food store as endosperm; No endosperm
Q. True or False. Light is essential for the germination of seeds. / A. Aerobic respiration
Q. Seeds may remain inactive for a period before germination. What term is used to describe this period of inactivity?
A. FALSE
Q. What is dormancy? / A. Dormancy
Q. What term is given to the growth of an embryo into a plant?
A. Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions
Q. What is meant by germination? / A. Germination
Q. Suggest two advantages of dormancy.
A. Growth of seed or embryo
Q. Why is digestion necessary in a germinating seed? / A. Germination at suitable time; Survival of plant during unfavourable conditions
Q. Why is it necessary for plants to disperse their seeds?
A. To make food soluble and transportable
Q. What is an agar plate? / A. Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions
Q. After fertilisation, what part of the flower becomes the fruit?
A. Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium
Q. Suggest one way in which knowledge of dormancy is useful to farmers and gardeners. / A. Ovary
Q. Name the stage in the plant’s life cycle that follows dormancy.
A. Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season
Q. For what purpose is water needed in germination? / A. Germination; Growth
Q. For what purpose is a suitable temperature needed in germination?
A. Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors
Q. State a use for a water bath in biological investigations. / A. Optimum enzyme activity
Q. From what does a seed develop?
A. Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Denaturing enzyme; Heating
Q. What type of agar plates did you use when investigating the digestive activity of seeds? / A. Ovule
Q. State one method that is used to produce seedless fruits.
A. Milk or Starch
Q. How did you demonstrate the requirement for oxygen when investigating the factors necessary for seed germination? / A. Growth regulator; Selective propagation
Q. State two locations in the seed where food may be stored.
A. Anaerobic jar
Q. State three environmental factors that are necessary for germination. / A. Cotyledon; Endosperm
Q. What is the role of the fruit?
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