Question

The most appropriate reason for taking germinating seeds in the experiment to show that carbon dioxide is produced during respiration, is :
(1) germinating seeds create high temperature
(2) germinating seeds are easy to handle
(3) germinating seeds are living things
(4) germinating seeds are in dormant to state

Answer 1

The most appropriate reason to take germinating seeds in this experiment is that germinating seeds are living things. Only living things show the process of respiration. Use of seeds for this experiment does not lead to any ethical issues and are also easier to work with as compared to animals.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.