Tag: plant hormones

Questions Related to plant hormones

Cytokinins helps to produce all except

  1. New leaves

  2. Chloroplast in leaves

  3. Lateral short growth and adventitious shoot formation

  4. Rooting on cut stem


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Cytokinins are plant hormones that cause increased cell division by stimulating the process of mitosis. They help in the production of new leaves, formation of chloroplasts in leaves, lateral shoot growth and adventitious shoot formation. They do not have any role in root formation. So, the correct option is 'Rooting on the cut stem'.

Hormone primarily concern with cell division is

  1. IAA

  2. NAA

  3. Cytokinin

  4. Gibberellic acid.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Cytokinin helps in cytokinesis. Cytokinin induces cell division in the shoots. Cytokinin positively regulates cell cycle along with auxin.

Thus, the correct answer is 'Cytokinin.'

Ageing is retarted by

  1. ABA

  2. CKN

  3. GA

  4. C2H4


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ageing is retarded by the CKN. 

Ageing is the process in which the human being progressively more likely to die. So, Ageing is retarded by CKN.
Hence, option B is correct.