Julius Von Sachs and Plant Organ-forming Substances
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Who proposed the idea of chemical messengers being responsible for the formation and growth of plant organs?

  • Charles Darwin
  • Gregor Mendel
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Julius Von Sachs (correct)
  • What term did Julius Von Sachs use to refer to the chemical messengers responsible for organ formation in plants?

  • Growth Stimulators
  • Organic Initiators
  • Organ-forming Substances (correct)
  • Botanical Messengers
  • In what decade was the first chemical messenger, auxin, identified in plants?

  • 1930s (correct)
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • Which of the following is NOT one of the major classes of chemical messengers identified in plants?

    <p>Chlorophyll</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is another common name for plant hormones or growth regulators?

    <p>Phytohormones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Julius Von Sachs, what external factor could affect the distribution of organ-forming substances within a plant?

    <p>Gravity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which plant hormone was the first chemical messenger identified in the 1930s?

    <p>Auxins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is commonly used to refer to the substances that trigger or initiate biochemical processes resulting in organ formation or growth in plants?

    <p>Phytohormones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following external factors did Julius Von Sachs suggest could influence the distribution of organ-forming substances within a plant?

    <p>Gravity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Julius Von Sachs call the substances responsible for the formation and growth of different plant organs?

    <p>Organ-forming substances</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following classes of chemical messengers is NOT one of the five major classes identified in plants as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Betaines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What concept did later work suggest instead of specific organ-forming substances being present in plants?

    <p>Chemical triggers</p> Signup and view all the answers

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