Seeds kept in a refrigerator do not germinate because_________

They rot

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They lose viability

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A refrigerator doesn't provide optimum temperature

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It does not get sunlight

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Solution

The correct option is C
A refrigerator doesn't provide optimum temperature

Seed germination requires a suitable warm temperature. Both very low and very high temperatures are unsuitable for germination. The temperature inside a refrigerator varies between 5 $^{\circ}$ C to 20 $^{\circ}$ C and this is certainly very low temperature. Therefore the seeds kept in refrigerator do not germinate.

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