NEET BIOLOGY

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

CONTROL AND COORDINATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which plant hormone is a gas?
A
auxin
B
gibberellin
C
ethene
D
cytokinin
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ethylene is a gaseous phytohormone that promotes ripening of fruits. Apples and pears are examples of fruit that produce ethylene with ripening. Q. Ethylene is the plant hormone found in the form of gas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Ethylene gas is a major plant hormone that influences diverse processes in plant growth, development and stress responses throughout the plant life cycle. Responses to ethylene, such as fruit ripening, are significant to agriculture.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ethylene, the Gaseous Plant Hormone.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ethene is a hydrocarbon gas which speeds up ripening in bananas and other fruit as well as causing dropping of leaves. It also controls cell division during plant growth. In the food industry fruit is often picked unripe and then transported. This prevents fruit from over-ripening on the journey.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ethylene is a gaseous plant hormone also known as the ripening hormone. It is synthesized in ripening fruits, flowers, leaves, and even roots. It initiates a chain of reactions in fruits responsible for the changes in texture, softening, color and other processes.

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