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- Seed dormancy allows the plant to escape harsh conditions of the environment
- It also allows time for the seed to disperse;
- Seed dormancy allow time for the seed to fully mature (after ripening period);
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- Name the hormone that:
(a) Stimulate the contraction of uterus during birth.
(b) Stimulate the disintegration of corpus luteum when fertilization fails to take place.(Solved)
Name the hormone that:
(a) Stimulate the contraction of uterus during birth.
(b) Stimulate the disintegration of corpus luteum when fertilization fails to take place.
Date posted: June 18, 2019. Answers (1)
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(i) oestrogen
(ii) luteinizing hormone (L.H)
(iii) Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)(Solved)
State the functions of the following hormones in the menstrual cycle :
(i) oestrogen
(ii) luteinizing hormone (L.H)
(iii) Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
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present in the plant’s
i) Endosperm
ii) Ovule cell(Solved)
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present in the plant’s
i) Endosperm
ii) Ovule cell
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Name the type of placentation where;
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(ii) Placenta appears at the centre of the ovary with ovules on it and the dividing walls of carpels
disappear
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(a) Stimulate the contraction of uterus during birth
(b) Stimulates the disintegration of the corpus inteum when fertilization fails to take place(Solved)
Name the hormone that;
(a) Stimulate the contraction of uterus during birth
(b) Stimulates the disintegration of the corpus inteum when fertilization fails to take place
Date posted: June 18, 2019. Answers (1)
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fertilization i) Testa ii) Endosperm(Solved)
Name the part of an ovule that develops into each of the following parts of a seed after
fertilization
i) Testa
ii) Endosperm
Date posted: June 18, 2019. Answers (1)