Plant Hormones Answers
1. What is the plant hormone that is commonly found in rooting hormone?
Auxin
2. Bananas naturally release a plant hormone that ripens fruit, what is the plant hormone called?
Ethene
3. Does the shaded side of a stem contain more or less auxin?
The shaded side contains more auxin
4. Phototropism is a response to:
A - Light
5. Gravitropism is a response to:
C - Gravity
6. Where in a plant are auxins made?
In the growing tip of a stem or root
7. Do roots respond to gravitropism or phototropism?
Gravitropism ( You might see gravitropism sometimes named as geotropism )
8. What are Gibberellins?
A group of plant hormones
9. What hormone controls the plant's response to gravity and light?
Auxin
10. Give a use for Gibberellins
They can be used to end seed dormancy