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Plant Biology: Germination & Genetics Guide

The document contains a series of questions related to plant biology, including germination conditions, definitions of key terms, stages of respiration, advantages of asexual reproduction, and factors affecting photosynthesis. It also covers seed viability testing, genetic contributions to crop improvement, and characteristics of high-quality seeds. Additionally, it discusses methods for breaking seed dormancy, the importance of seed dispersal, and properties of water.

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Plant Biology: Germination & Genetics Guide

The document contains a series of questions related to plant biology, including germination conditions, definitions of key terms, stages of respiration, advantages of asexual reproduction, and factors affecting photosynthesis. It also covers seed viability testing, genetic contributions to crop improvement, and characteristics of high-quality seeds. Additionally, it discusses methods for breaking seed dormancy, the importance of seed dispersal, and properties of water.

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1.

Give any two conditions that must be fulfilled for germination to occur [2]

2. Define the following terms

i. Seed viability [2]

ii. Pathenocarpy [2]


iii. Photo- assimilates [2]
iv. Genetic engineering [2]
v. Translocation [2]
3. State four stages of respiration [4 ]
4. Outline four advantages of asexual reproduction in plants [4]
5. Explain the tetrazolium test as used the process of testing seed viability [6 ]
6. Give any four contributions of genetic to crop improvement in Zimbabwe [4]
7. State four types of bases that make up the DNA compound [4]

8. Outline the germination process [12]


9. Explain any four environmental factors that affect photosynthesis [4 ]

10. Describe any five characteristics of high quality seeds [10]


11. Outline any three environmental factors that influence variation in plants [6]

12. Give any four plant parts that can be used as propagation material in asexual
reproduction [4]

13. Describe five effects of water stress in crop production [10]


14. Outline five methods that can be used to break seed dormancy [10]

15. Discuss five importance of seed dispersal [10]

16. State any four advantages of genetically modified organisms [4]


17. Explain three significance of transpiration [6]
18. Explain any three properties of water [6]
19. Describe with aid of an illustration the following types of mutation
20. i. Substitution [3]

ii. Insertion [3]

iii. Deletion [3marks]

iv. Duplication [3marks]

21. State two functions of a plant stem [2]

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