Plant Hormones Flashcards
1
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Plant hormone: Auxin
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Function: Cell elongation, phototropism
Location: Tip of apical stem, young leaves
2
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Plant hormone: Cytokinins
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Function: Cell division, promote lateral/axillary bud growth
Location: Roots
3
Q
Plant hormone: Gibberellins
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Function: Stem elongation, fruit growth, seed germination with imbibition
Location: Meristems of apical buds, young leaves, developing seeds
4
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Plant hormone: Abcisic Adic
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Function: Inhibits growth, seed dormancy, drought tolerance (closes stomata)
Location: Everywhere
5
Q
Plant hormone: Ethylene
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Function: Ripening of fruit, Abscission, Triple response
Location: Gas that’s everywhere
6
Q
Water rushing into seed to break dormancy
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Imbibition
7
Q
Acid growth hypnosis: What separates polysaccharide?
A
Expansins
