Test 2 Flashcards
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what are the 5 major types of hormones
auxins, gibberellins, cytokinins, abscisic acid, ethylene
what is the main role of auxins
as a polar hormone, they slowly accumulate away from a source causing asymmetric growth in response to an external factor. Have many effects
where are auxins found and how do they move
meristems, require energy expenditure and move through parenchyma cells
4 natural auxins/growth regulators
Indoleacetic acid (IAA), phenylacetic acid (PAA), 4-chloroindoleacetic acid (4-chlorolAA), and indolebutyric acid (IBA)
synthetic auxins/growth regulators
napthalene acetic acid (NAA) and 2,4-dichlorophenoxy
horticultural use of auxins
root formation, uniform flowering/fruiting, avoid premature fruit drop, control shape and number of fruits, kill weeds and promote seedless fruits
what fungus produces gibberellins
Gibberella fujikuroi
what do gibberellins do
increase plant growth
what do cytokinins do
promote cell division, synthesizing in root tips
what does abscisic acid do
has an inhibitory effect on stimulatory effects of other hormones, prevents seed from germinating while still on the plant, helps leaves respond to excessive water loss
where is abscisic acid synthesized
in plastids from carotenoid pigments
what does ethylene do
triggers the ripening of fruits and leaf abscission
what are the 4 growth movements resulting from internal stimuli
nutations, nodding movements, twining movements, and nastic movements
spiralling movement of the stem, not visible to the eye are
nutations
side to side oscillation of the stem are
nodding movements
spiralling of the stem that is visible to the eye - plants attach and twirl around adjacent objects for support and growth are
twinning movements
non-directional movements/bending up and down as cells alternate growth in opposite parts of the organ are
nastic movements
what are the 3 growth movements resulting from external stimuli
phototropism, gravitropism and turgor movement
growth toward (positive, stem) or away (negative, roots) from light is
phototropism
How does phototropism occur?
auxins accumulate on the opposite side of light causing stem elongation on the dark side and growth towards the light
growth in response to gravity, occurring primarily in the root cap with the curvature caused by auxins is
gravitropism
changes in internal water pressure due to external stimuli is
turgor movement
special swellings at leaf base that change in turgor, moving the leaf in response to touch are
pulvini
what are the 3 different turgor movements that aren’t involved in touch?
sleep movements, solar tracking, water conservation movements