Advantages Of Dormancy

Question 1

List the advantages of dormancy.

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Answer 1

It allows the plant to avoid the harsh conditions of winter

It gives the embryo tine to develop fully

It provides time for the seed to be dispersed

It maximises the growing season for the young seedling, i.e. by starting growth in spring the plant is well developed by Autumn

It helps the survival of the species because the duration of dormancy varies,

Question 2

Dormancy allows the plant to avoid what season?

Answer 2

Winter

Question 3

What does dormancy give the embryo time to do?

Answer 3

It gives the embryo time to develop fully

Question 4

What does dormancy give time to develop fully?

Answer 4

The embryo

Question 5

What does dormancy provide time for?

Answer 5

It provides time for the seed to be dispersed

Question 6

What does dormancy maximise?

Answer 6

It maximises the growing season for the young seedlings

Question 7

Give an example of how dormancy maximises the growing season for young seedlings.

Answer 7

By starting growth in spring the plant is well developed by Autumn

Question 8

How does dormancy help the survival of the species?

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Answer 8

It helps the survival of the species because the duration of dormancy varies

This means that some seeds always remain dormant in the soil and form what is called a seed bank

These dormant seeds can grow following the elimination of the mature plants by natural (or human-made) disasters

Question 9

What is a seed bank?

Answer 9

Seeds which remains dormant in the soil

Question 10

What are seeds which remains dormant in the soil called?

Answer 10

A seed bank

Question 11

When will dormant seeds under the soil begin to grow?

Answer 11

These dormant seeds can grow following the elimination of the mature plants by natural (or human-made) disasters