Flashcards in Plant Hormones Deck (23)
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What is the name of the main plant hormone?
Auxin
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What does auxin do to shoots (stems)?
makes them grow
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What does auxin do in roots?
Stops them growing
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What does auxin do in plants?
Controls growth
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What are the three things that plants grow in response to?
Gravity
Light
Water
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What do we call it when a plant grows in response to gravity?
Gravitropism (or geotropism)
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What do we call it when a plant grows in response to sunlight?
Phototropism
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What do we call it when a plant grows in response to water?
Hydrotropism
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Which part of a plant produces auxin?
The tips of roots and shoots
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Why does cutting the tip of a shoot off stop it growing?
Because no auxin can be produced so the shoot stops growing
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When a shoot is exposed to light, more auxin builds up on the...
shaded side of the shoot
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What happens to the shaded side of a shoot when auxin builds up around it?
It grows faster
It bends the shoot towards the light
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When a shoot is growing sideways more auxin gathers on...
the lower side of the shoot
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What happens when auxin gathers on the lower side of a sideways root?
The lower side of the root stops growing.
The root bends down towards the ground.
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What happens when auxin gathers on the lower side of a sideways shoot?
The lower side grows faster.
The shoot bends upwards.
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When a root is growing sideways more auxin gathers on the...
lower side of the root
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Roots grow...
towards gravity (down)
towards water
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Shoots grow..
against gravity (up)
towards sunlight
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When a root is near water auxin gathers on the..
side of the root nearest the water.
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What happens when auxin gathers on the side of the root nearest water?
That part of the root stops growing
The root bends towards the water
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Auxin is a plant hormone that can be used by farmers as what?
Weedkillers
Rooting powders when cloning using cuttings.
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Auxin weedkiller does what?
Kills broad leaved plants
Doesn't kill narrow leaved plants
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