Before Ploughing a Paddock, a Farmer Thought the Bare Paddock

Before ploughing a paddock, a farmer thought the bare paddock looked weed-free. Three days after ploughing 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 plough
D) large seeds that needed exposure to higher levels of oxygen to germinate

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