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Biology · Topic 45

Plant hormones and tropisms

Sub-topic 1 2026 · National One-Eighth Free

Plant hormones: auxin and phototropism

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Sub-topic 2 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Riddle: photoperiodism

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Sub-topic 3 2014 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Gibberellins promoting stem elongation and breaking dormancy

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Sub-topic 4 2014 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Cytokinins stimulating cell division and retarding leaf senescence

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Sub-topic 5 2014 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Gibberellins promoting coleoptile and stem elongation

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Sub-topic 6 2017 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Applications of plant hormones in agriculture (auxins, cytokinins, gibberellins, ethylene, aba)

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Sub-topic 7 2020 · National One-Eighth Premium

Physiological processes in plants affected by light (photosynthesis, photoperiodism, phototropism)

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Sub-topic 8 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Nastic movements are non-directional responses, unlike directional tropic movements

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Sub-topic 9 2022 · National One-Eighth Premium

True or false: shoots show positive gravitropism and roots negative gravitropism

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Sub-topic 10 2022 · National One-Eighth Premium

True or false: both shoots and roots show positive gravitropism

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Sub-topic 11 2022 · National One-Eighth Premium

True or false: both shoots and roots show negative gravitropism

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Sub-topic 12 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

True or false: stomata open via decreased solute concentration in guard cells

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Sub-topic 13 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

True or false: stomata open via weakening of guard cell walls, allowing them to stretch

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Sub-topic 14 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

True or false: stomata open via increasing the water potential in guard cells

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Sub-topic 15 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

True or false: gibberellins promote seed germination via increased cell division rate

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Sub-topic 16 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

True or false: gibberellins promote germination via letting water through the hard seed coat

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Sub-topic 17 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

True or false: gibberellins promote germination by stimulating abscisic acid synthesis

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Sub-topic 18 2023 · National One-Eighth Premium

Gibberellin increases sugarcane stem length

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