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- Activate enzymes - provides a medium for enzymatic activities.
- Breaks down stored foods to soluble form/ hydrolyses/ dissolves food material
- A medium of transportation of dissolved food substances/ oxygen/ nutrients to growing regions of radical and plumule
- Softens seed coat to facilitate emergence of radical
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(b) Give a reason for your answer in (a) above
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(b) The diagram below represents a stage during germination of a seed. (Solved)
(a) The state during which a seed cannot germinate even when conditions for germination are suitable is called
(b) The diagram below represents a stage during germination of a seed.
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The set up was left for 7 days.
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(b) State three reasons for soaking seeds in set ups A and B.
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The set up was at room temperature for a week.
(a) What was the aim of the experiment?
(b) What would be the expected results at the end of the experiment.
(c) Account for the observation made in set up A.
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