Phytohormones Location Functions

Auxins meristems of apical - Stem elongation

buds, young leaves - Root growth & differentiation - -
Fruit development

Gibberellins apical meristem, young - Stem elongation

leaves, embryos etc. - Increase in fruit size
- Improves shape of fruits
- Breaking seed dormancy

Cytokinins roots, fruits, embryo - Stimulates cell division

- Delays ageing in plants
- Breaks seed dormancy
- Promotes seed germination
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Abscisic acid roots, stem, leaves, - Inhibits growth
green fruits - Helps maintain bud dormancy
- Closure of stomata during loss
of water

Ethylene stem nodes, ripening - Inhibits growth and

fruits, dying leaves development of root, leaves and
flowers
- Promotes fruit ripening
 Plant movements

Tropic movements Nastic movements

Q. Leaf fall occurs when the amount of

A Auxin increases B Abscisic acid increases

C Cytokinin decreases D Gibberellin decreases

Q. Leaf fall occurs when the amount of

A Auxin increases B Abscisic acid increases

C Cytokinin decreases D Gibberellin decreases

Q. The hormone that promotes ripening of fruits is

A Cytokinin B Gibberellin

C Auxin D Ethylene
Q. The hormone that promotes ripening of fruits is

A Cytokinin B Gibberellin

C Auxin D Ethylene
Q. The growth of plants in the direction of light is called

A Geotropism B Phototropism

C Geonastism D Photonastism
Q. The growth of plants in the direction of light is called

A Geotropism B Phototropism

C Geonastism D Photonastism
Q. Which of these phytohormones is a gaseous one?

A Ethylene B Auxins

C Gibberellins D Abscisic acid

Q. Which of these phytohormones is a gaseous one?

A Ethylene B Auxins

C Gibberellins D Abscisic acid

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