Author Question: A germination rate of 90 percent is desirable in fruit seeds. If your germination percentage was ... (Read 92 times)

vinney12 · **on:** Jul 21, 2018

A germination rate of 90 percent is desirable in fruit seeds. If your
germination percentage was less, what are some possible reasons that could
explain why the seeds did not germinate?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What do you think would happen if there were no pesticides? How might
farmers find solutions to the problems in questions 4 and 5?

What will be an ideal response?

phuda · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Student answers will vary. Seeds may have been improperly prepared and therefore
unable to germinate; or were able to germinate but were not provided with the
proper conditions to facilitate their germination.

Answer to Question 2

Without pesticides, harmful insects would cause great damage to food crops.
Biological control of insects provides a partial solution to this problem. Biological
alternatives to pesticides include strategies such as introducing sterile females into
the insect population or attracting males to traps with the scent of females