NEET Botany Seed Dormancy Match the Following Question
Match Column-I with Column-II.
Column-I Column-II (a) Mechanical abrasions (i) Removal of inhibitory substances (b) Gibberellic acid (ii) Natural methods to overcome dormancy (c) Chilling conditions (iii) Seed coat barrier removal (d) Environmental changes (iv) Chemical methods to overcome dormancy
Choose the correct matching:
a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
a-ii, b-iv, c-i, d-iii
a-iii, b-i, c-iv, d-ii
a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Mechanical abrasions can indeed help remove the seed coat barrier, allowing seed dormancy to be overcome, which corresponds to the pairing in option A. Other methods such as gibberellic acid and chilling conditions are also effective in overcoming dormancy, as mentioned in the NCERT context.
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