How many of the given statements regarding auxins are true?
I: Auxins was first isolated from human urine.
II: Auxins like IAA and indole butyric acid (IBA) have been isolated from plants.
III: NAA (naphthalene acetic acid) and 2, 4-D (2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic) are synthetic auxins.
IV: They help to initiate rooting in stem cuttings, an application widely used for plant propagation.
V: They are widely used as herbicides.
 
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

Subtopic:  Growth Hormones & Auxin | Auxin Function |
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Which of the following is ‘open’ in plants?
I: Growth
II: Development
 
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Subtopic:  Growth | Development |
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2,4-D:
I: is a natural auxin.
II: is used to kill monocot weeds
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
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A plant growth regulator can be sprayed on sugarcane to increase the yield significantly. Identify the PGR:
1. ABA 2. Gibberellin
3. Auxin 4. Ethylene
Subtopic:  Gibberellin |
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Cytokinin in flowering plants does not:
1. help to produce new leaves
2. promotes the formation of chloroplasts in leaves
3. inhibit lateral shoot growth
4. promote adventitious shoot formation
Subtopic:  Cytokinin |
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“Bakane” – “Foolish seedling" disease in rice is caused by:
1. auxins 2. gibberellins
3. cytokinins 4. ethylene
Subtopic:  Gibberellin |
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Which of the following plant growth regulators enhances the respiration rate during ripening of the fruits?
1. ABA 2. Ethylene
3. Auxins 4. Cytokinins
Subtopic:  Ethylene |
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Which plant growth regulators are terpenes?
1. Auxins 2. GAs
3. ABA 4. Cytokinins
Subtopic:  Gibberellin |
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Opening and closing of stomata in response to environmental conditions is mainly regulated by:
1. gibberellins 2. cytokinins
3. abscisic acid 4. auxins
Subtopic:  Abscisic Acid |
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Plant hormones that affects stem elongation to the greatest extent would be:
1. gibberellin 2. cytokinin
3. abscisic acid 4. ethylene
Subtopic:  Gibberellin |
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