Question

What are phyto hormones?write 2 important functions of auxins.

Answer 1

Plant hormones are known as phytohormonesin botanical terms. They are chemicals just like animal hormones that help in the growth, development, and functioning of plants. Like animals, plants too are living organisms that function as a unit. They carry out vital biochemical reactions that are required to survive. These biochemical reactions require hormones also known as 'plant growth substances'. These hormones help in the formation of leaves, flowers, stems, fruit, etc. They also help in determining the sex of the flowers, the color of the fruits, and leaves. They help in formation of tissues, respiration, energy production, and even plant longevity and death. Just as hormones are necessary for an animal body to function without any glitches, they too help the green living beings to survive normally. In this article, we shall cover some information related to these secretions and their functions.

Answer 2

plant hormones are called as phytohormones .

Auxins are important category of plant hormones. They play an important role in stem elongation and all kind of growth and development activities. They also play an important role in embryo development and reaction to external stimulus.