BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

HORMONES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What hormone speeds up the rate at which a plant’s cells grow?
A
hormone
B
auxin
C
darknessium
D
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Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cytokinin is the hormone responsible for this. Cytokinin is known as the hormone responsible for cell division. It stimulates the metabolism and the formation of flowers on side shoots, and as such it is a counterpart to auxin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Auxins are a powerful growth hormone produced naturally by plants. They are found in shoot and root tips and promote cell division, stem and root growth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Auxin hormone increases the rate of growth in a stem but it decreases the rate of growth in a root.

Detailed explanation-4: -Auxin and cytokinin are critical growth hormones in plant development and are naturally present within the plant at variable concentrations throughout the season.

Detailed explanation-5: -Auxin is a key regulator of plant growth and development, orchestrating cell division, elongation and differentiation, embryonic development, root and stem tropisms, apical dominance, and transition to flowering.

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