Parts of a Seed and Germination

Tick the function/s of food store in a seed

• protects the embryo

• provides nutrients

• provides proteins

• provides carbohydrates

• grow into a new plant

The function/s of a seed coat

• prevent the loss of water

• provides nutrients

• keep it warm

• prevent germination during unfavourable cold environmental conditions

A seedling is

• outer protective layer of seed

• the leaves of seed

• a seed which has shoots above the ground

• a seed which has roots

Tick the conditions a seed need to germinate

• air (oxygen)

• sunlight

• water

• warmth

Which of the following describes process no.1?

• First leaves grow and carry out photosynthesis

• Plumule becomes stem and leaves

• Radicle becomes root

• Seed coat is broken

What is germination?

• the growth of roots of a young plant.

• the growth of new leaves of a young plant

• the overall growth of a seed into a young plant.

• growth of seeds into leaf and roots

Which of the following describes process no.2?

• First leaves grow and carry out photosynthesis

• Plumule becomes stem and leaves

• Radicle becomes root

• Seed coat is broken

Which of the following describes process no.3?

• First leaves grow and carry out photosynthesis

• Plumule becomes stem and leaves

• Radicle becomes root

• Seed coat is broken

Through what structure does moisture enter a seed?

• Hilum

• Cotyledon

• Endosperm

• Micropyle

What are the conditions that plants need to germinate?

• water, warmth, air

• water, sunlight, air

• water, sunlight, carbon dioxide

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