Seed Review

Examine this seed. Would you expect it to produce a dicot or monocot plant?

• monocot
• dicot
• Neither
• Cotyledon

Examine this seed. Would you expect it to produce a dicot or monocot plant?

• monocot
• dicot
• Corn
• WI Fast Plant

What is the name for the outermost layer of a seed that helps to protect it?

• angiosperm
• radicle
• cotyledon
• seed coat

The three parts of a seed are the:  

• seed coat, cotyledon, embryo
• roots, stem, flower
• seed coat, flower, cotyledon
• radicle, coleoptile, fibrous

Which is the first leaves of the plant?

• Epicotyl

• Hypocotyl

• Radicle

• Cotyledon

The first root of the plant is______

• Epicotyl

• Radicle

• Cotyledon

• Hypocotyl

What are the 3 conditions that must be met in order for seed germination to occur?

• seed must be viable

• germination rate

• imbibition

• environmental conditions are favorable

• dormancy conditions are overcome

What is the first part of the seed to protrude from the seed coat?

• plumel

• cotyledon

• leaves

• radicle

What is the process of physically removing part of the seed coat to allow imbibition?

• dormancy

• imbibition

• scarification

• dormancy

What are the 3 different types of scarification?

• mechanical

• chemical

• biologically

• hot water

• artificially