A germinating seed. This
is due to the fact that the cells of a germinating
seed are actively dividing as the plumule and radicle grow. This growth requires
energy and this is derived from cellular respiration of the stored food in the
cotyledons.  
 
        
             
        
        
        
Answer: Winter solstice, also called hibernal solstice, the two moments during the year when the path of the Sun in the sky is farthest south in the Northern Hemisphere (December 21 or 22) and farthest north in the Southern Hemisphere (June 20 or 21). 
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