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Explain why water is essential for the process of seed germination.

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Step-by-step explanation:

water is essential for the process of seed germination because it helps by providing necessary hydration for the vital activities for protoplasm, provide dissolved oxygen for the growing embryo softens the coats and increase the seed permeability

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Water is an important external factor that triggers the process of germination. The seeds absorb the moisture and swells up. Then the hydrolytic enzymes become active which will break down the reserve food materials so as to make it available for the growth of embryo resulting in the germination.

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