12 Questions
Who proposed the idea of chemical messengers being responsible for the formation and growth of plant organs?
Julius Von Sachs
What term did Julius Von Sachs use to refer to the chemical messengers responsible for organ formation in plants?
Organ-forming Substances
In what decade was the first chemical messenger, auxin, identified in plants?
1930s
Which of the following is NOT one of the major classes of chemical messengers identified in plants?
Chlorophyll
What is another common name for plant hormones or growth regulators?
Phytohormones
According to Julius Von Sachs, what external factor could affect the distribution of organ-forming substances within a plant?
Gravity
Which plant hormone was the first chemical messenger identified in the 1930s?
Auxins
What term is commonly used to refer to the substances that trigger or initiate biochemical processes resulting in organ formation or growth in plants?
Phytohormones
Which of the following external factors did Julius Von Sachs suggest could influence the distribution of organ-forming substances within a plant?
Gravity
What did Julius Von Sachs call the substances responsible for the formation and growth of different plant organs?
Organ-forming substances
Which of the following classes of chemical messengers is NOT one of the five major classes identified in plants as mentioned in the text?
Betaines
What concept did later work suggest instead of specific organ-forming substances being present in plants?
Chemical triggers
Explore the contributions of German Botanist Julius Von Sachs in proposing the existence of organ-forming substances responsible for plant growth. Learn about how external factors such as gravity can influence the distribution of these substances. Discover the impact of Sachs' ideas on the eventual discovery of these chemical messengers.
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