Biology-B5-Plant Hormones

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Plant shoots and roots produce what?
auxins
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Auxins in the shoots promote?
cell growth
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Auxins in the roots?
inhibit cell growth
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The growth of a plant in response to light is called?
phototropism
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The growth of a plant in response to gravity is what (2)?
gravitropism
geotropism
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The top parts of shoots are very?
sensitive to light
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Auxin is produced where in the plant?
the tip of shoots
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When a shoot tip is exposed to light, auxins will ______ on the side that is ______?
accumulate on the side that is darker
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This causes cells of the plant on the darker side?
to grow faster
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Than the cells in?
the light
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This causes the shoot to grow?
towards the light
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Plant roots grow towards?
the force of gravity
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Firstly, gravity causes the auxins to accumulate where?
on the lower side of the root
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In roots, auxins?
inhibit cell growth
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The lower side with the auxins will then grow ______ than the _____ side?
slower than the upper side
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This causes the root to grow?
towards gravity (down)
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What are two other hormones?
giberellines
ethene
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Giberellins start?
the germination of seeds
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Ethene controls cell ______ and the ______ of fruit?
division and the ripening of fruit
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The growth of a plant in response to light is called?

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