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What do you mean by dormancy in a seed?
Seed dormancy is a condition of plant seeds that prevents germination when the seeds are under optimal environmental conditions for germination. Living, non dormant seeds germinate when soil temperatures and moisture conditions are suited for cellular processes and division; dormant seeds do not.
Is a dormant seed alive or dead?
it is nonliving Seed is living as it has got capacity to grow to a plant under favourable conditions. Life is dormant in seeds. Seeds become dead under unfavourable storage conditions. What is life? In simple terms life is the ability to multiply. Seeds may need energy to keep living as we say seeds are living under favourable conditions. The energy needs may be minimal.
What does seed dispersal mean for kids?
Seed dispersal is the movement or transport of seeds away from the parent plant.
What are two characteristics of a seed help an embryo survive harsh conditions?
Inside a seed is a food supply for the developing plant embryo. The outside of a seed is a protective coat. This allows a seed to survive cold weather or a lack of water. A seed can remain dormant for months, or even years, while waiting for the right growing conditions.
How is seed adapted for long survival?
The seed is incased in a seed coat that is very protective and the embryo within the seed is dormant, meaning that the seed is able to survive long periods without food or water.
Inactive state of a seed or plant?
Dormant
What describes the inactive state of a seed or other plant part when conditions are unfavorable to growth?
Tropism ------------------------ it is not a tropism. a tropism is a plant process
Is the dormant seed first part of plant to grow?
Yes. All growth starts from a seed, unless the plant is propagated by cuttings or other methods.
What do you mean by dormancy in a seed?
Seed dormancy is a condition of plant seeds that prevents germination when the seeds are under optimal environmental conditions for germination. Living, non dormant seeds germinate when soil temperatures and moisture conditions are suited for cellular processes and division; dormant seeds do not.
What is the respiratory rate of a dormant seed versus a germinated seed?
foe a dormant seed it is almost negligible and for a germinated seed it is more.
A seed that is resting?
A seed that is resting is 'dormant'.
What is a seed in a resting stage?
Dormant seed
What is called the resting stage?
dormant condition
What does Sowed mean?
To plant, or to seed.
What is dormant in a flower?
maybe the answer is SEED
If a seed is hard and dry then it is?
dormant
What do you call a seed that is inactive?
Dormant
