Question

Sort the following hormones based on whether they are human or plant hormone.

1) Auxins
2) Adrenaline
3) Progesterone
4) Gibberllins
5) Ethylene
6) Prolactin
7) Cytokinin
8) Calcitonin

• A. $\begin{array}{cc}\text{Plant hormones}& \text{Human hormones}\\ \text{Auxins}& \text{Adrenaline}\\ \text{Gibberllins}& \text{Progesterone}\\ \text{Prolactin}& \text{Ethylene}\\ \text{Cytokinin}& \text{Calcitonin}\end{array}$
• B. $\begin{array}{cc}\text{Plant hormones}& \text{Human hormones}\\ \text{Progesterone}& \text{Adrenaline}\\ \text{Gibberllins}& \text{Auxins}\\ \text{Ethylene}& \text{Prolactin}\\ \text{Cytokinin}& \text{Calcitonin}\end{array}$
• C. $\begin{array}{cc}\text{Plant hormones}& \text{Human hormones}\\ \text{Auxins}& \text{Adrenaline}\\ \text{Gibberllins}& \text{Progesterone}\\ \text{Ethylene}& \text{Prolactin}\\ \text{Cytokinin}& \text{Calcitonin}\end{array}$
• D. $\begin{array}{cc}\text{Plant hormones}& \text{Human hormones}\\ \text{Auxins}& \text{Adrenaline}\\ \text{Gibberllins}& \text{Progesterone}\\ \text{Ethylene}& \text{Prolactin}\\ \text{Calcitonin}& \text{Cytokinin}\end{array}$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $\begin{array}{cc}\text{Plant hormones}& \text{Human hormones}\\ \text{Auxins}& \text{Adrenaline}\\ \text{Gibberllins}& \text{Progesterone}\\ \text{Ethylene}& \text{Prolactin}\\ \text{Cytokinin}& \text{Calcitonin}\end{array}$

Hormones are chemicals released in a plant or animal to regulate certain cellular activities that are required to keep the plant or animal healthy and alive. There are different hormones to perform different functions. Plants make use of hormones like auxin, cytokinin, ethylene, gibberellin and abscisic acid to ensure cell division, cell growth, fruit ripening, dormancy control etc.,. Similarly, humans have an endocrine system which makes use of several hormones like adrenaline, progesterone, prolactin, calcitonin, insulin etc.,.