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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.
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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.
What does it mean when a plant or seed is dormant?
When a plant or seed is dormant, it is in a state of suspended growth or activity. This can happen during certain seasons or due to lack of favorable conditions. Dormancy allows the plant or seed to conserve energy until conditions are suitable for growth.
Are spores considered to be alive?
Spores are not considered to be alive because they are dormant and do not exhibit the characteristics of living organisms, such as growth, metabolism, and response to stimuli.
What is the difference between a dry seed and a soaked seed?
A dry seed has not absorbed water and is in a dormant state, while a soaked seed has absorbed water and has started the germination process. When a seed becomes soaked, it swells as it absorbs water, triggering biochemical changes that allow it to start sprouting.
Is germination of a seed reversible or irreversible?
Germination of a seed is generally considered an irreversible process, as it marks the beginning of the growth of a new plant. Once the seed has undergone germination and starts to grow, it cannot revert back to its dormant state.
What is a seed that is alive but inactive called?
A seed that is alive but inactive is called dormant. During dormancy, a seed is alive but not actively growing or undergoing any metabolic processes, allowing it to survive under unfavorable conditions until it can germinate when conditions are suitable.
Can a seed that is not dead and is capable of germination is said to be?
Dormant?
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.
What is the difference between dead and dormant?
Dead means dead. Something dead does not return to life. Dormant means sleeping. Something dormant is waiting for the right circumstances to show itself again. A dead volcano will never again spew lava, but a dormant volcano will burst forth when its pressure builds. The high plains desert in Arizona may appear dead, but it is only dormant; for a brief moment each March it returns to life only to again fade before the burning sun.
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 is the difference between living and dormant?
Dormant is alive, but asleep. Living is alive.
Is a bean seed alive or nonliving?
Dried beans are usually living, but dormant, and will grow when conditions are right. Water, soil temperature and so on.
Is a ripening peach dead or alive?
It is itself alive (the cells of the peach are alive) and it contains a seed which is alive and capable of making a new peach tree.
If a seed is hard and dry then it is?
dormant
What is a seed in a resting state?
dormant
