The main function of the plant hormone called abscisic acid is to :
(a) increase the length of cells
(b) promote cell division
(c) inhibit growth
(d) promote growth of stem and roots

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(c) inhibit growth

Abscisic acid mainly functions as a growth inhibitor.

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(a) increase the length of cells
(b) promote cell division
(c) inhibit growth
(d) promote growth of stem

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(A) Cytokinins promote cell division.
(B) Auxins promote growth.
(C) Abscisic acid promotes growth.
(D) Gibberellins inhibit growth.

Q. Choose the right from the following.
(i) In light, hormone auxin, helps the cells to grow longer in plants.
(ii) Plant hormone gibberellins help in growth of a stem.
(iii) Cytokinin inhibits cell division.
(iv) Abscisic acid promotes growth in plants.

Q. Most of the plant hormones promote plant growth. A plant hormone which inhibits growth is :
(a) abscisic acid
(b) ethene
(c) ascorbic acid
(d) cytokinin

Name the plant hormone:
A. which inhibits growth and causes wilting of leaves.
B. which promotes cell division.

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The main function of the plant hormone called abscisic acid is to : (a) increase the length of cells (b) promote cell division (c) inhibit growth (d) promote growth of stem and roots

(c) inhibit growthAbscisic acid mainly functions as a growth inhibitor.

The main function of the plant hormone called abscisic acid is to :
(a) increase the length of cells
(b) promote cell division
(c) inhibit growth
(d) promote growth of stem and roots

(c) inhibit growth

Abscisic acid mainly functions as a growth inhibitor.