Plant Hormones Flashcards
1
Q
What do they do?
A
Regulate the plants growth and development
2
Q
Auxins
A
They are plant hormones that control growth at the tips of the shoots and the roots.
They move in solution
They are produced in the tips and diffuse backwards
3
Q
Why do auxins diffuse backwards?
A
Because it helps to stimulate the cell elongation process which occurs in the cells just behind the tips
4
Q
What are auxins involved in?
A
In the the growth response of plants to light (phototropism) and gravity (gravitropism)
