Unit 1-2.7- Using hormones

Question 1

What are some advantages to using hormones in women?

Answer 1

Many women use contraceptive pills to prevent unwanted pregnancies. It helps them to plan when they have a baby.
Other women use hormones to help them become pregnant.
Sometimes hormone treatment is used to help older women to have babies. This may involve using an egg donor who is give hormones to produce extra eggs.

Question 2

What are some disadvantages to using hormones in women?

Answer 2

Taking hormones can lead to side effects in some women.

Question 3

What are some advantages to using hormones in plants?

Answer 3

Plant hormones can be used by farmers and gardeners .
Weed killers are used to kill unwanted plants and lawns.
When cuttings are taken from plants, hormones are used to encourage roots to grow before before the cutting is planted.
Some hormones are used to encourage fruit to ripen.

Question 4

What are some disadvantages to using hormones in plants?

Answer 4

If plant hormones are used incorrectly they can cause damage to the environment, e.g weedkillers may harm other more useful plants.