A plant hormone promotes bolting in rosette plants and is also antagonistic to the effects of abscisic acid on alpha-amylase activity. This hormone also plays a key role in apical dominance. Which of the following hormones fits this description?
Gibberellin
Auxin
Cytokinin
Ethylene
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Choose the incorrect pair.
Auxins β To grow
Gibberellins β Gibberella fujikuroi
Cytokinins- Herring sperm DNA
Abscisic acid β Flowering hormone
6-furfuryl amino purine, 2-4 dichlorophenoxy acetic acid and indole-3 acetic acid are examples respectively for
Synthetic auxin kinetin and natural auxin
Gibberellins, natural auxin and kinetin
Natural auxin, kinetin and synthetic auxin
Kinetin, synthetic auxin and natural auxin
Pick out the correct statements.
i. Cytokinins especially help in delaying senescence.
ii. Auxins are involved in regulating apical dominance.
iii. Ethylene is especially useful in enhancing seed germination.
iv. Gibberellins are responsible for immature falling of leaves.
I and III
I and IV
II and III
I and II
The most common auxin is
GA
ABA
Kinetin
IAA
Synthetic auxins are used for
Killing weeds
Ripening fruits
Increasing the size of the fruits
Stimulating growth of cells in tissue culture
In the Avena curvature test, if an agar block without auxin is placed on the decapitated coleoptile, what will be the observed response?
Positive curvature
Negative curvature
No curvature
Random curvature
The hormone i.e. used to increase sugarcane yield is
Acidic in nature
Synthesised from indole compounds
Gaseous in nature
Adenine derivatives
I. Indole-3-acetic acid
II. 2-4, dichlorophenoxy acetic acid
III. 6 Indole butyric acid
IV. Naphthalene acetic acid
Above are the examples of which PGR?
Auxin
Cytokinin
Ethylene
Gibberellin
Which of the following is NOT a naturally occurring plant hormone but is synthetically produced for weed control?
Gibberellin
Cytokinin
Abscisic acid
2,4-D
The following statements are given about plant growth hormones:
I.Cytokinins suppress the synthesis of chlorophyll.
II.Auxins control apical dominance.
III.Gibberellins promote shoot elongation.
IV.Abscisic acid enabling seeds to withstand desiccation.
Which of the above statements are correct?
I and II
II and III
I and III
II, III and IV