Question

What effect could plant hormones have on humans?

Answer 1

Plant hormones:

1. These are plant hormones or phytohormones that are responsible for various physiological and biochemical activities in plants.
2. Examples of phytohormones are auxins, gibberellins, cytokines, and abscisic acid.

Effect of plant hormones on humans:

1. Some plant hormones have hazardous effects on humans.
2. Hormones derived from pathogens like cytokinin, auxin, etc. cause tumors in plants.
3. When such plants are consumed by humans or animals, cell viability and cell cycle in humans or animals get disturbed.
4. Thus, these hormones lead to cancer in humans or animals.