germination

my babies are hatching?no they are germinating or sprouting out of their seeds and beginning to grow
such factors as water oxygen light, dark, or temperature can affect this process
a lot of water is needed to start of the process then less is needed
oxygen is needed for aerobic reperation
formula: O2+C6H12O6.->6CO2+6H20
temperature affects the above factor
imbibition is a displacement in liquids which in this case would be water