Yes, when it is summer in the northern hemisphere of earth, then it is winter in the southern hemisphere. This change of season occur due to tilting of earth. The season of northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere are different and opposite to each other because both are present at opposite location on the earth surface. The tilting region experience winter season whereas the other regions experience summer due to direct sunlight.
The effect of the non-metabolically active stored material is that the seed will struggle to germination. As a result, it has to remove this stored sugar or materials, it will undergo a cellular respiration at a slow rate before metabolism resumes.
