2007-04-11 09:31:24 · 8 answers · asked by Habiba 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
dormant.. means to be sleeping....
therefor it is alive...
2007-04-11 09:38:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dormant seed is alive,as evidenced by the fact that it continues to respire, albeit at a much lower rate than normally. Dormancy comes from the Latin word meaning "to sleep". It is a condition of extremely low metabolic rate and suspension of growth and development. Conditions required to break dormancy vary between plant species. Some seeds germinate as soon as they are in a suitable environment. Others remain dormant until a specific environmental cue causes them to break dormancy.
2007-04-11 09:46:31 · answer #2 · answered by kt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dormant implies that the seed is alive and would be able to become vegetative once the conditions were right.
2007-04-11 09:36:12 · answer #3 · answered by dixiechck615 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dormant means it's alive (think of it like a valcano, it's just asleep and needs something to wake it up)
2007-04-11 10:17:42 · answer #4 · answered by Kay 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dormant means it is alive. dormat is like "dormie" wich is french for sleep meaning it i s not active at the moment but is alive. hopes this helps
2007-04-11 09:42:12 · answer #5 · answered by Leanna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A dormat seed is indeed alive. It is just "sleeping". It still goes through respiration and is still living.
2007-04-11 09:56:02 · answer #6 · answered by Jackie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's alive it is just sleeping.
2007-04-11 09:39:54 · answer #7 · answered by jilly051097 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
alive. No doubt about it.
2007-04-11 09:38:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋