Before Plowing a Field, a Farmer Thought the Bare Field

question 14

Multiple Choice

Before plowing a field, a farmer thought the bare field looked weed-free. Three days after plowing and turning over the soil, he was amazed to see thousands of tiny seedlings. What is the most likely reason for the mass germination of seeds?

• A) large seeds that needed soil disturbance to germinate
• B) small seeds that need light to germinate
• C) small seeds that were scarified by exposure to plow
• D) large seeds that needed exposure to higher levels of oxygen to germinate

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