Using Plant Hormones

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What do rooting powders contain?
Auxins that stimulate stem cells to develop roots
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What are rooting powders used for?
Cloning plants, so horticulturalists can grow large quantities of identical plan
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Name a weed killer
2,4-D
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How do weed killers kill plants?
They cause the plant to grow out of control so they die
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How do weed killers kill weeds, such as dandelions, but not the actual grass
The broad leaved weeds rapidly absorb the weed killer whilst the narrow leaved grasses don't absorb it at all
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Name a fruit ripening hormone
Ethernet, produced by fruits as they ripen
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Why are fruit ripening hormones useful?
Fruit can be picked when not ripe then shipped to foreign countries for sale. When they arrive, they are ripened in ethane so they are not sold over-ripe
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