Information and IdeasEasy–MediumComparing germination rates
Information and Ideas practice question
Germination rates after one year of seed storage
Storage method | Germination rate
Refrigerated (4°C) | 82%
Room temperature | 43%
The trial found that ____
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table to complete the statement?
- A. seeds stored cold germinated at nearly twice the rate of seeds stored at room temperature.Correct
- B. seeds stored at room temperature outperformed cold-stored seeds.
- C. the two storage methods produced identical germination rates.
- D. cold storage reduced germination by half.
Answer: A. seeds stored cold germinated at nearly twice the rate of seeds stored at room temperature.
Cold storage shows 82% against 43% — close to double the room-temperature rate.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. seeds stored at room temperature outperformed cold-stored seeds.
- Room temperature's 43% is the lower rate.
- C. the two storage methods produced identical germination rates.
- 82% and 43% are far from identical.
- D. cold storage reduced germination by half.
- This reverses the table: cold storage nearly doubled, not halved, germination.
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