My Quiz on Biology (Botany)

Seed coat, which protects embryo is developed from ..........

• Ovule

• Chalaza

• Integuments

• Nucellus

Answer explanation

From integuments seed coat is developed in seed.

What is process of giving chilling treatment to seeds to induce early flowering during germination ?

• Photosynthesis

• Parthenogenesis

• Vernalization

• Photoperiodism

Answer explanation

Vernalization is process of giving cold treatment naturally or artifically for induction of flowering.

___________ of the seeds grows into a new plant.

• Embryo

• Seed coat

• Integuments

• Micropyle

Answer explanation

Embryo is called baby plant, so it produces new plant.

Seed structure that grows become stem and leaves

• radicle

• plumule

• cotyledon

• endosperm

Answer explanation

Pumule is the right answer

It is the spreading of seeds to other places.

• Seed germination

• Seed viability

• seed dispersal

• Seed dormancy

Answer explanation

Seed dispersal is the process where seeds are spread at different locations with the help of wind, some small insects and even by animals. This is one kind of adaptations.

Maize is considered as a grain because

• Fruit wall is absent

• Fruit wall is present

• Fruit wall and seed coat is fused to form protective layer

• None of these

Out of these which is not a dicot seed

• Bean

• Gram

• Pea

• Maize