Botany-Seed Dormancy

NEET Botany Seed Dormancy Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Easy-Class 11

Assertion (A): Seed dormancy can be overcome by mechanical abrasions to break the seed coat barrier. | Reason (R): Microbial action and passage through the digestive tract of animals are natural methods that cause seed coat abrasions.

A

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

B

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

C

(A) is true but (R) is false.

D

(A) is false but (R) is true.

Correct Answer

Option A

Detailed Explanation

The NCERT context states that seed dormancy can be overcome by mechanical abrasions to break the seed coat barrier, and these abrasions can occur naturally due to microbial action and passage through the digestive tract of animals.

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