Examples of epigeal germination include
Important Questions on Use argument based on empirical evidence and scientific reasoning to support an explanation for how characteristic animal behaviors and specialized plant structures affect the probability of successful reproduction of animals and plants respectively.
What is the process of reproduction in amoeba? What are the advantages of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?
Write the changes that occur in the age group to years in boys.
The diagram represents the lifecycle of angiosperm. Choose the correct combination of labelling?
Read the given statements (i to vii) describing the events that lead to the maturation of a plant.
(i)The root grows first.
(ii)The seedling obtains the food it needs from the cotyledons.
(iii)The part that comes out next is the shoot.
(iv) It grows downwards because of gravity.
(v)The seedling develops its leaves and starts making food.
(vi) More leaves will develop as the plant grows.
(vii) The seed leaves now no longer needed, wither, die and fall off.
Now, select the correct option from the codes given below to put the events in the correct order.
Moninder wants to find out the best temperature for mustard seeds to germinate. He uses three Petri dishes. Each dish has a layer of moist tissue paper covered with 30 mustard seeds. Moninder puts one dish in a warm cupboard, one in a cool cupboard and one in a refrigerator. He waters all of the seeds regularly for 21 days. His results for the first four days are shown in the table.
Number of germinated mustard seeds | Number of germinated mustard seeds | Number of germinated mustard seeds | Number of germinated mustard seeds | |
Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | |
Warm cupboard | 0 | 5 | 20 | 24 |
Cool cupboard | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
Refrigerator | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What conclusion can you draw from Moninder's results?
One of the items below has been placed under a wrong heading. Which one is it?
Big seeds | Small seeds |
Mango | Orange |
Papaya | Grapes |
Chikoo | Melon |
P: Part of the embryo that grows into stem and leaves
Q: Small opening for water in a seed
R: Part of the embryo that grows into a root
S: Seed without skin
Which of the following correctly represents P, Q, R and S?
Choose the right word and fill in the blank provided below.
The _____ protects the baby plant inside the seed. (seed coat/cotyledon)