Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Biology

Question:

Which of the following plant hormone is not associated with the growth of a plant?

Options:

Gibberellins

Abscisic acid

Cytokinins

Auxin

Correct Answer:

Abscisic acid

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) – Abscisic acid

When growing plants detect light, a hormone called auxin, synthesised at the shoot tip, helps the cells to grow longer. When light is coming from one side of the plant, auxin diffuses towards the shady side of the shoot. This concentration of auxin stimulates the cells to grow longer on the side of the shoot which is away from light. 

Gibberellins, like auxins, help in the growth of the stem.

Cytokinins promote cell division, and it is natural then that they are present in greater concentration in areas of rapid cell division, such as in fruits and seeds. These are examples of plant hormones that help in promoting growth.

But plants also need signals to stop growing. Abscisic acid is one example of a hormone which inhibits growth. Its effects include wilting of leaves.