Question

Neha takes four pots of soil, i.e., pot I, pot II, pot III, and pot IV, and adds equal amounts of manure to each of the pots. She then takes some gram seeds and spreads them on the surface of soil in pot I. In pot II, she sows the seeds at a depth of 10 cm from the soil surface. In pot III, she sows the seeds at a depth of 1 cm from the soil surface, while in pot IV, she sows the seeds at a depth of 20 cm from the soil surface. She then waters the pots regularly.
The seeds in which pot have the highest chance of germinating?

• A. I
• B. II
• C. III
• D. IV

Answer 1

The correct option is C III

Seed germination will be first observed in pot III as the seeds in this pot are not sown too deep inside the soil. They can easily obtain oxygen and light from the atmosphere.