This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Seed Production > Techniques > Seed Production – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Seed Production Quiz 1 (14 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. If plants can make their own food, why does a seed need to store nutrients in the seed leaves? A) Seeds don't have green leaves to carry out photosynthesis so they depend on seed leaves for growth and development. B) Seeds need the nutrients in the seed leaves to carry out photosynthesis for growth and development. C) Seeds have green leaves so they need the nutrients in the seed leaves for growth and development. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seeds don't have green leaves to carry out photosynthesis so they depend on seed leaves for growth and development. 2. Why is sunlight not required for seeds to germinate? A) Seeds do not carry out photosynthesis to make food as they don't have green leaves yet. B) Seeds have seed leaves which store nutrients to carry out photosynthesis. C) Seeds have green leaves so they carry out photosynthesis to make their own food. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seeds do not carry out photosynthesis to make food as they don't have green leaves yet. 3. Once a pollen grain germinates and grows a pollen tube, a ..... moves down the pollen tube towards the ..... A) Female gamete, ovary. B) Female gamete, anther. C) Male gamete, anther. D) Male gamete, ovary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Male gamete, ovary. 4. What do you call the process by which the seed grows into a young plant under the right conditions? A) Germination. B) Fertilisation. C) Pollination. D) Seed production. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Germination. 5. Which of the following conditions is NOT needed by seeds to germinate? A) Presence of warmth. B) Presence of light/sunlight. C) Presence of air. D) Presence of water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Presence of light/sunlight. 6. How does the warmth help the seed to germinate? A) It helps to release the energy needed by the embryo to grow. B) It causes the seed to swell and break its seed coat, allowing the embryo to expand and grow. C) It speeds up the chemical reactions that take place in the seed. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It speeds up the chemical reactions that take place in the seed. 7. This is a group of vascular plants where their seeds are not surrounded by a fruit? A) Gymnosperms. B) Dicots. C) Angiosperms. D) Monocots. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gymnosperms. 8. The largest division of gymnosperms are the ..... A) Cycads. B) Monocots. C) Dicots. D) Conifers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conifers. 9. This forms after fertilization and is made up of a plant embryo. A) Cotyledon, which becomes a diploid cell. B) Cotyledon, which becomes a haploid cell. C) Seed, which becomes a diploid cell. D) Seed, which becomes a haploid cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seed, which becomes a diploid cell. 10. How does the air help the seed to germinate? A) Oxygen from the air and stored food in the seed leaves help to release the energy needed by the embryo to grow. B) Carbon dioxide from the air and stored food in the seed leaves help to release the energy needed by the embryo to grow. C) Oxygen from the air and stored food in the seed leaves help to speed up the chemical reactions that take place in the seed. D) Carbon dioxide from the air causes the seed to swell and break its seed coat, allowing the embryo to expand and grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oxygen from the air and stored food in the seed leaves help to release the energy needed by the embryo to grow. 11. After pollination, a ..... grows out of the pollen and it goes down the ..... A) Pollen grain, style. B) Nectar, filament. C) Pollen tube, style. D) Stamen, filament. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollen tube, style. 12. How can the seeds survive if they cannot make their own food? A) They use the food stored in the seed leaves to grow and develop. B) They use the food stored in the seed coat to grow and develop. C) They use the food stored in the embryo to grow and develop. D) They use the sunlight to grow and develop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They use the food stored in the seed leaves to grow and develop. 13. These produce flowers that produce seeds enclosed in a fruit. A) Evergreens. B) Angiosperms. C) Bryosperms. D) Gymnosperms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angiosperms. 14. Any item mentioning the correct Orthodox Seed seed storage A) Put the seeds in the newspaper and store at low temperatures. B) Can be stored at a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius. C) Can be stored at humidity higher than 30 %. D) Keeping the relative humidity 20-25 %. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Keeping the relative humidity 20-25 %. Related QuizzesSeed Production QuizzesAgriculture Quizzes 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books