Does a seed consider as a living-thing?

Question

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Answer 1

that depends whether the seed has germinated or not? If not then no, we dont consider an egg or an ovum as a living thing. However i the seed has germinated then yes it is a considered a living thing because it is growing... expending energy and using energy.

Answer 2

Seeds may seem dry, but they typically contain about 10% water. Think
about popcorn. The conversion of the water into steam in the seed is what
makes it POP! It is enough water to kee alive, although not metabolically
very active. The uptake of additional water starts the germination
process, essentially signalling that there is plenty of water available.
A seed contains an embryo and stored food for the emerging plant, all
enclosed in a seed coat. This is a survival mechanism which allowed for
the dispersal of plants away from the aquatic environment, a major key to
angiosperm ("fruiting plant") success. The seed does not have to start a
new plant immediately, but can wait for suitable conditions. Germination
of the seed is the resumption of growth and development which was
suspended while the seed matured. The embryo is dormant (hibernating)
until suitable conditions arrive.

The conditions which are suitable depend on the plant. All need
sufficient water, oxygen, and temperature. Some may germinate immediately
if these conditions are met. Others need a specific environmental cue
before germinating, such as a period of cold (so a plant will not start in
November with a long cold period ahead, but will germinate when the spring
season starts). Some seeds also need light for germination, ensuring that
they are close enough to the surface. The manzanita of the California
chaparral does not germinate until a fire burns through.

The first step in germination is uptake of water which expands the seed
and ruptures the seed coat. The uptake of water (called imbibition) also
activates digestive enzymes which release the food reserves of the seed
for the embryo, to sustain it until the its photosynthetic capabilities
can take over.

You can find out more about seeds and germination in a Botany textbook,
such as Biology of Plants by Raven, Evert, and Eichhorn.

For advanced study, try: Seeds-Physiology of Development and Germination
by J. Bewley and M. Black.

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Answer 3

This is not a trick question. A seed is a living-thing. Refer to your text book and look under the classification of living things, you'll see that a seed can meet all requirements, hence its living.

Dr Pratt

Answer 4

well a seed is not actually living until it starts to grow and gets water and sun/a seed can stay a seed until it gets the right ingredients to grow

Answer 5

This is a trick question. Find out what your teacher's point of view is and then you will know the answer.

Next thing you know, your teacher will be asking you if a human egg or sperm is a living thing, and then you're in trouble.

Answer 6

sure, seeds contains living cells, if they r dead, they don't grow when planted

Answer 7

It is living, but is dormant until it germinates. If it was dead, nothing would make it sprout.