AIIMS 2005
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2005
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Plant - Growth and Development
AIIMS 2005 · Botany · Plant - Growth and Development
Gibberellins can promote seed germination because of their...
Gibberellins can promote seed germination because of their influence on
Options
- Arate of cell division
- Bproduction of hydrolyzing enzymes
- Csynthesis of abscisic acid
- Dabsorption of water through hard seed coat.
Correct answer
B. production of hydrolyzing enzymes
Step-by-step solution
Gibberellins induces the hydrolyzing enzymes in the endosperm of germinating seeds. It stimulates the production of digestive enzymes like proteases, amylase, lipase which help to mobilise stored nutrients.