EASY
Earn 100

Is water required for the germination of seeds?

Important Questions on From Seed to Plant

EASY

Correct and rewrite the following statement.

All seeds grow into plants.

HARD
Explain the germination of a seed. What are the conditions necessary for the germination of seeds?
MEDIUM
Name the three things which help a seed to grow into a new plant.
MEDIUM
Jenny and Harish have a few peas. Jenny puts them in some soil and waters them. Harish leaves them in the refrigerator. Whose seeds will start growing?
EASY

Soak a few seeds (5-6) overnight in a bowl full of water. Take the wad of cotton wool and wet it. Put it on the mouth of the tumbler. Tie it tight to the mouth with a rubber band or thread. Remove soaked seeds from water and place them on the cotton wool. You will have to take care that the cotton wool does not dry. Observe the changes that take place for the next 10 to 12 days.

How big do you think the plant will grow in the cotton wool?

MEDIUM
Give reasons for the following:
Seeds which fall near a big plant do not grow well.
MEDIUM
Nitin planted a few gram seeds in each of two pots on his balcony. The first pot, A, was watered every day but was always kept covered with a lid. The second pot, B, was left open but was never watered. What will he find after a week?
MEDIUM
What is germination? What does a seed require to germinate?