Multiple choice

The plant hormone having polar movement in downward direction is ______________.

  1. auxin

  2. abscisic acid

  3. ethylene

  4. gibberellic acid

  5. cytokinins

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Explanation

An auxin is manufactured primarily in the shoot tips (in leaf primordia and young leaves), in embryos, and in parts of developing flowers and seeds. Its transport from cell to cell, through the parenchyma surrounding the vascular tissues, requires the expenditure of ATP energy. IAA moves in one direction only, that is the movement is polar and, in this case, downward.