Auxins are Plant Growth Hormomes Flashcards
1
Q
What are auxins?
A
Plant hormones
2
Q
What do auxins control?
A
Growth at the tips of shoots and roots
3
Q
How do they move through the plant?
A
In solution (dissolved in water)
4
Q
What is auxin produced in?
A
The tips and diffuses backwards to stimulate the cell elongation process which occurs in the cells just behind the tips
5
Q
What does auxin promote?
A
Growth in the shoot, but actually inhibits growth in the root
6
Q
What are auxins involved in?
A
The growth response of plants to light (phototropism) and gravity (geotropism)
