AGA132 - Chapter 4, 5 & 6

What is arrow "B" pointing to?

• Embryo (baby plant)

• Seed Coat

• Seed leaf

• Food store

What does an ovule become when it is pollinated?

• a seed
• a sprout
• a fruit
• it stays an ovule

The process of physically removing part of the seed coat to allow imbibition.

• morphological dormancy

• scarification

• chemical dormancy

• physiological dormancy

• stratifcation

A cold, moist period that breaks seed dormancy. In nature, this process occurs in winter, keeping seeds from germinating until conditions are more ideal in the spring.

• morphological dormancy

• scarification

• chemical dormancy

• physiological dormancy

• stratifcation

In Vegetative Propagation, NO seed is required to multiply varieties having desired quantitative and qualitative traits.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What do we call this kind of Artificial Method?

• Cutting

• Grafting

• Layering

Cutting is a method where one or more branches of a plant are bent close to the ground and are covered with moist soil.

• True

• False

What are the benefits of Vegetative Propagation?

• No seed required

• Rapid production

• Expensive method

Which one is not a requirement for germination of a seed?

• Fertilizer

• Water

• Sunlight

• Temperature

The upper portion of the graft union is known as the ___________________.

• Rootstock

• Scion

• Adventitious

• Cambium