Seed Dormancy Affords Adaptive Advantages

Multiple Choice

Seed dormancy affords adaptive advantages.Which requirement for germination would not be an adaptive feature in seeds of a desert annual that grows in warm, disturbed areas and also requires the seeds be deeply buried?

A) Large seeds
B) A short period of imbibition
C) Abrasion of the seed coat
D) Prolonged exposure to cold temperatures
E) Water-soluble chemical inhibitors that need to be leached by water