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80. Rank these plant types from those that undergo senescence soonest after seed germination
to those that live longest.
Multiple Choice Questions
81. Browsing through a seed catalog, you are tempted to order several beautiful floral
varieties, but worry that you will spend too much on your garden every year. Which plants
should you buy?
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Clarify Question
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
What type of thinking is required?
• Evaluate level:
Gather Content
What do you already know about annuals and perennials? What other information is
related to the question?
Choose Answer
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the
process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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82. Heirloom plants are treasured for their flavorful produce and true-breeding progeny that
allow gardeners to avoid repeatedly purchasing seed from agribusiness conglomerates. What
special effort is required to save seed from heirloom biennials such as carrots?
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Clarify Question
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
What type of thinking is required?
• Analyze level:
Gather Content
What do you already know about biennials? What other information is related to the
question?
Choose Answer
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the
process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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83. Which of the following events is not a characteristic of successful seed germination?
84. Your friend has never gardened before. When none of the seeds he planted germinate, he
asks you to suggest why. Which is the best explanation of what occurred?
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Clarify Question
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
What type of thinking is required?
Gather Content
What do you already know about germination? What other information is related to the
question?
Choose Answer
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the
process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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85. Why can scratching or chipping the seed coat speed up the germination of hard-coated
seeds like alfalfa?
86. Scientists have confirmed by carbon dating that seeds dormant for up to 2000 years can
successfully germinate. Based on the requirements for germination, what research expedition
should you join in order to retrieve some ancient but viable seeds?
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Clarify Question
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
What type of thinking is required?
Gather Content
What do you already know about germination? What other information is related to the
question?
Choose Answer
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the
process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?
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Fill in the Blank Questions
Choose the LETTER of the best match from the following:
A. hypocotyl
B. endosperm
C. scutellum
D. radicle
E. epicotyl
87. The stem axis of the embryo below the cotyledons in some seedlings.
88. A single cotyledon found in the kernels of cereal grains.
89. Nutritive tissue within angiosperm seeds.
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90. The part of the stem axis that extends above the cotyledons in some seedlings.
Check All That Apply Questions
91. Pea plants are self-pollinators. What can you further deduce about peas? (Check all that
apply.)
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Clarify Question
What is the key concept addressed by the question?
What type of thinking is required?
• Apply level:
Gather Content
What do you already know about pollination? What other information is related to the
question?
Choose Answer
Given what you now know, what information is most likely to produce the correct answer?
Reflect on Process
Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the
process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a
more desirable result?