Seeds are designed to dry out which puts the embryonic plant into dormancy. However some seeds also have a hard outer covering which protects the seed and prevents water entering the seed for many years. Such seeds (eg the poppy) can have a dormancy exceeding 10s of years.
Some seeds also need frost before they will germinate a process called cold stratification. Others need fire to start the process.
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.
If you put it in the ground, does it grow? Yes. Then it is alive.
In dormant seeds, cellular respiration is typically reduced to minimal levels due to limited oxygen availability and low metabolic activity. The seeds rely predominantly on anaerobic metabolism for energy production. Once the seeds germinate and become active, cellular respiration increases to support growth and metabolic processes.
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.
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The seeds are dormant but alive.
A flower seed becomes dormant over the passage of time. Flower seeds that sit over a long time and becomes dried out and shriveled, it will cease to be effective and will turn dormant.
dormant
Because its the inactive part of the seed
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.
If you put it in the ground, does it grow? Yes. Then it is alive.
conditions are right for growth.
A bean plant produces seeds through the process of pollination and fertilization. Once the flowers are pollinated, they develop into bean pods containing seeds. As the pods mature and dry, the seeds inside become dormant and are then ready to be dispersed for germination to grow into new plants.
Microbiotic seeds are those from which grains develop, macrobiotic seeds lead to fruit formation, while mesobiotic seeds are those that can survive in a dormant state.
A flower seed becomes dormant over the passage of time. Flower seeds that sit over a long time and becomes dried out and shriveled, it will cease to be effective and will turn dormant.
In dormant seeds, cellular respiration is typically reduced to minimal levels due to limited oxygen availability and low metabolic activity. The seeds rely predominantly on anaerobic metabolism for energy production. Once the seeds germinate and become active, cellular respiration increases to support growth and metabolic processes.
Dormant