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Seeds are sometimes carried by animals that eat the fruit. This is _______ dispersal.
a) agent
b) mechanical
c) viable
d) environmental

Fruits that burst open scattering seeds use _______ dispersal.
a) mechanical
b) agent
c) viable
d) environmental

Seeds fully develop from what structure?
a) ovule
b) stigma
c) style
d) anther

This provides nutrition to the growing embryo within seeds
a) endosperm
b) bran
c) germ
d) husk

This provides a protective covering to the seed
a) seed coat
b) hilum
c) endosperm
d) plumule

This is a scar on the surface of a seed coat of where the seed was attached to the ovary during development.
a) hilum
b) radicle
c) cotyledon
d) husk

The shoot that develops into stem and leaves from the seed
a) plumule
b) hilum
c) radicle
d) cotyledon

This develops into the root system from the seed
a) radicle
b) plumule
c) cotyledon
d) endosperm

The period of inactivity that helps ensure the seed germinates at the right time
a) dormancy
b) hibernation
c) latency
d) suspension

During germination, the seed absorbs water, the tissues of the embryo swell and grow. What happens next?
a) seed coat is softened allowing the root to push into the soil
b) stem grows with bud for first leaves
c) plant conducts photosynthesis
d) flower forms for fruit development

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