1. 3.6.1 Reproduction of the Flowering Plant – Dormancy and Germination Follow-Me – iQuiz

2. Q. State a difference between the seeds of monocots and dicots other than the number of seed leaves. Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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4. Q. True or False. Light is essential for the germination of seeds. Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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6. Q. What is dormancy? Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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8. Q. What is meant by germination? Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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10. Q. Why is digestion necessary in a germinating seed? Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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12. Q. What is an agar plate? Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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14. Q. Suggest one way in which knowledge of dormancy is useful to farmers and gardeners. Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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16. Q. For what purpose is water needed in germination? Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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18. Q. State a use for a water bath in biological investigations. Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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20. Q. What type of agar plates did you use when investigating the digestive activity of seeds? Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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22. Q. How did you demonstrate the requirement for oxygen when investigating the factors necessary for seed germination? Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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24. Q. State three environmental factors that are necessary for germination. Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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26. Q. For what purpose is oxygen needed in germination? Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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28. Q. Seeds may remain inactive for a period before germination. What term is used to describe this period of inactivity? Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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30. Q. What term is given to the growth of an embryo into a plant? Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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32. Q. Suggest two advantages of dormancy. Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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34. Q. Why is it necessary for plants to disperse their seeds? Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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36. Q. After fertilisation, what part of the flower becomes the fruit? Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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38. Q. Name the stage in the plant’s life cycle that follows dormancy. Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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40. Q. For what purpose is a suitable temperature needed in germination? Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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42. Q. From what does a seed develop? Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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44. Q. State one method that is used to produce seedless fruits. Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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46. Q. State two locations in the seed where food may be stored. Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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48. Q. What is the role of the fruit? Aerobic respiration Cotyledon; Endosperm Food store as endosperm; No endosperm FALSE Enzyme action; Solvent; Transport of materials; Bursting testa; Washing away inhibitors Growth of seed or embryo Germination; Growth Germination at suitable time; Survival during unfavourable conditions Germination Keep temperature constant; Vary temperature; Heating Milk; Starch Optimum storage conditions; Optimum sowing time; Maximise the growing season Ovary Ovule Growth regulator; Selective propagation Water; Suitable temperature; Oxygen Petri dish containing a jelly or solid medium Period of low metabolism; Seed does not germinate despite favourable conditions Reproduction; Seed dispersal Anaerobic jar Make food soluble and transportable Avoid competition; Avail of suitable conditions Optimum enzyme activity Dormancy TRUE

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