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Which group of organisms produce many chemical hormones?
Which group of organisms produce many chemical hormones?
- Both animals and plants
- Plants
- Neither animals nor plants
- Animals (correct)
What are plant hormones also known as?
What are plant hormones also known as?
- Hormone receptors
- Signaling pathways
- Chemical messengers
- Phytohormones (correct)
How are the effects of phytohormones modulated?
How are the effects of phytohormones modulated?
- By the activities of other phytohormones
- Both by environmental and developmental influences and by the activities of other phytohormones (correct)
- By environmental and developmental influences
- Neither by environmental and developmental influences nor by the activities of other phytohormones
Which hormone influences the time at which a plant flowers?
Which hormone influences the time at which a plant flowers?
What effect does the uzu mutant of barley have?
What effect does the uzu mutant of barley have?
Which type of plants have the decision to flower most thoroughly studied?
Which type of plants have the decision to flower most thoroughly studied?
Which enzyme catalyzes the rate-limiting step of ABA synthesis?
Which enzyme catalyzes the rate-limiting step of ABA synthesis?
How do hormones exert their influence on target cells?
How do hormones exert their influence on target cells?
Which proteins are generally well characterized in hormone transport?
Which proteins are generally well characterized in hormone transport?
What is the role of protein kinases in hormonal signaling?
What is the role of protein kinases in hormonal signaling?
Which term is commonly used to describe small chemical messengers in plants?
Which term is commonly used to describe small chemical messengers in plants?
Which of the following is NOT one of the five classical plant hormones?
Which of the following is NOT one of the five classical plant hormones?
What is the role of plant hormones in the plant lifecycle?
What is the role of plant hormones in the plant lifecycle?
How are hormone levels in plants controlled?
How are hormone levels in plants controlled?
Which hormone promotes lateral organ initiation at the shoot apex?
Which hormone promotes lateral organ initiation at the shoot apex?
Which hormone maintains the stem cell population at the root apex?
Which hormone maintains the stem cell population at the root apex?
What is the function of strigolactones in shoot branching control?
What is the function of strigolactones in shoot branching control?
What is the effect of the recessive le allele on plant height?
What is the effect of the recessive le allele on plant height?
Which compound is the most active and well characterized in the family of gibberellins?
Which compound is the most active and well characterized in the family of gibberellins?
What is the function of gibberellins in plant growth and development?
What is the function of gibberellins in plant growth and development?
Which gene encodes an enzyme in the GA biosynthetic pathway and is responsible for the semidwarf phenotype in rice?
Which gene encodes an enzyme in the GA biosynthetic pathway and is responsible for the semidwarf phenotype in rice?
What is the role of brassinosteroids in plant growth and development?
What is the role of brassinosteroids in plant growth and development?
Which of the following is true about auxin?
Which of the following is true about auxin?
What was the influence described by Charles Darwin and his son Francis in their book?
What was the influence described by Charles Darwin and his son Francis in their book?
What is the role of auxin distribution in embryonic pattern formation?
What is the role of auxin distribution in embryonic pattern formation?
How does auxin regulate gene expression?
How does auxin regulate gene expression?
