Question

Take two beakers and mark them A and B. In beaker A, place some seeds of green gram on dry cotton wool. In beaker B, place some seeds of green gram on moist cotton wool. Keep both the beakers in an ordinary room. What will be observed by the end of the process?

• A. Seeds in beaker A will germinate, but seeds in beaker B will not germinate
• B. Seeds in beaker B will germinate but seeds in beaker A will not germinate
• C. Seeds in both the beaker A and B will germinate
• D. Seeds in both the beaker A and B will not germinate

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Explanation of the correct answer:

1. Seeds in beaker B will germinate but seeds in beaker A will not germinate due to the lack of moisture.
2. Germination is the process by which a plant grows from a seed.
3. The conditions necessary for germination are food, water, temperature and oxygen.

Explanation of the incorrect answers:

Option A:

1. Beaker A does not has moisture in it, therefore germination does not take place in seeds of beaker A.

2. Therefore, this option is not correct.

Option B:

1. The beaker B has moisture in cotton, so the seeds germinate.

2. Therefore, this option is not correct.

Option D:

1. Beaker A does not has moisture in it, therefore germination does not take place in seeds of beaker A.
2. Therefore, this option is not correct.

Final answer: Seeds in beaker B will germinate but seeds in beaker A will not germinate.