Seed germination - Process, Necessity, and its Major Factors

This is an MCQ-based quiz on the topic of Seed germination - Process, Necessity, and its Major Factors.

This includes What is Seed Germination?, The Process of Seed Germination, Conditions Necessary for Seed Germination, Factors Affecting Seed Germination, and many more.

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The protective covering over radical during the germination of seeds is

Coleoptile Epithelium Suspensor Coleorhiza

Which of these compounds can induce seed dormancy?

Potassium nitrate ABA Gibberellins Ethylene

An enzyme which can stimulate the germination of barley seeds is

Invertase Lipase Protease α-amylase

A few normal seedlings of tomato were placed in a dark room. After a few days, they were found to have turned white-coloured like albinos. Which of these can be used to describe them?

Defoliated Etiolated Embolised Mutated

The proteinaceous part of maize endosperm is

Peripheral layer

Scutellum

Apophysis

Aleurone layer

Gibberellins can facilitate seed germination due to their influence on ______.

Synthesis of abscisic acid

Rate of cell division

Production of hydrolyzing enzymes

Absorption of water through the hard seed coat

During the germination of seeds, the seed coat ruptures due to ______.