Germination Checkup

What is germination?

• the process of a plant growing

• the beginning of the growth of a plant from a seed to a seedling

• the process of making a seed

• the beginning of a plant's growth when it uses sunlight

What are the basic conditions needed for germination to start?

• water, sunlight, oxygen

• water, soil, oxygen

• water, oxygen, the right temperature

• soil, sunlight, water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

True or False: Dormancy occurs when a seed is never able to germinate

• True

• False

What is the name of an embryonic leaf?

• meristem

• shoot

• radicle

• cotyledon

What is the name of the embryonic root?

• meristem

• shoot

• radicle

• cotyledon

True/False: All seeds need light to germinate

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

If you put two seeds on a plate, sprayed one of the seeds with water and left the other one dry, which would you expect to germinate?

• the wet seed

• the dry seed

• neither; seeds need soil to germinate

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

True/False: Animals CAN BE important for seed germination

• True

• False

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

Why is oxygen important for germination?

• the embryonic plant uses oxygen to extract energy from its food stores

• the embryonic plant uses oxygen to soften its seed coat

• oxygen is needed for the plant to breathe

• oxygen is not important for germination

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

The process of releasing energy from glucose in the presence of oxygen is called...

• anaerobic respiration

• aerobic respiration

• inhalation

• imbibition

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7