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Do seeds planted upside down germinate?

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1. A seed will greminate whether it is sown upside down or in the right position.
2. It has the ability to position itself with stem growing upward and root growing downward.
3. The growth hormones respond to gravity and rotate the seed in the right direction. Some energy loss would occur in such shifting of position.
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