MULTIPLE CHOICE: If you knew there was going to be a late spring freeze in three

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MULTIPLE CHOICE: If you knew there was going to be a late spring freeze in three weeks from today but you needed to plant now to cover your acres, what type of seed would best survive those conditions?

A. Monocot, because they are cool season plants and can survive cooler temperatures

Monocot, because their growing point stays protected below the soil surface

C. Dicot, because they are cool season plants and can survive cooler temperatures

D. Dicot, because their growing point stays protected below the soil surface

E. Doesn’t matter, they both respond the same

A. Monocot, because they are cool season plants and can survive cooler temperatures

Monocot, because their growing point stays protected below the soil surface

C. Dicot, because they are cool season plants and can survive cooler temperatures

D. Dicot, because their growing point stays protected below the soil surface

E. Doesn’t matter, they both respond the same

Explanation / Answer

D

dicot because their growing point stays protected below the soil surface

because

Monocots start off with a tap root, but this dies soon after germination, and is replaced by short adventitious or fibrous roots that grow from the bottom of the stem. Because they only have short roots, monocots need some other way to get food when they begin to grow again in the spring, so they often have bulbs or corms which contain a supply of food to keep them going until their new roots and leaves have formed

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