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Does plant growth occur at the lateral buds?
Lateral buds develop generally when apical dominance is terminated
What is the advantages of an apical dominance?
Apical dominance is a phenomenon seen in plants in which a central stem becomes dominant, growing faster than other stems and secreting hormones which inhibit stem growth below the terminal bud at the end of the apical stem. A number of plants and trees exhibitapical dominance, with fir trees being a classic example. The distinctive triangular shape of the fir tree is the result of apical dominance, with the trunk of the tree being the apical stem. There are a number of reasons why plants adopt apical dominance. By pouring energy into a central stem, plants can achieve height quickly, which increases their access to nutrients and also helps the plant block competition. This phenomenon is also exhibited in rooting systems, where apical dominance results in a long, very strong taproot which keeps the plant firmly anchored in place, unlike a fibrous root system, which can make the plant unstable in some soils. The terminal bud on the apical stem secretes the hormone auxin, which blocks growth in lower stems. If it is removed or the circulation is inhibited, other stems below will start to shoot up, and one may in turn become apical. Apical dominance can also be seen in branches; branches which grow from the main stem will in turn inhibit the growth of smaller branches from stems along their length.
What are auxins and why are they important in plants?
Auxins are chemicals exist in plants to stimulate growth. When sunlight hits one side of the stem of a plant, the auxins move away and down from the sunlight. This causes the 'dark' side of the stem to grow faster than the 'lighted' side, which causes the stem to lean towards the source of the light.
What will happen if apical meristem is damaged or cut?
if the apical meristem is damaged or cut the plant will not show growth.
What part of the plant produces cells?
The growing tip, the "apical meristem".
What adaptations help a plant get more sunlight?
Upright stem with decussate arrangement of leaves
What hormone is responsible for apical dominance?
Apical dominance is a concentration of growth at the tip of a plant shoot, where a terminal bud partially inhibits axillary bud growth by using hormones.
What process makes the plant to grow straight to versus spread out?
apical dominance
What do auxin's control?
Auxin is a plant hormone that is involved in many signal processes. It is most commonly talked about in apical dominance
Does plant growth occur at the lateral buds?
Lateral buds develop generally when apical dominance is terminated
What is the advantages of an apical dominance?
Apical dominance is a phenomenon seen in plants in which a central stem becomes dominant, growing faster than other stems and secreting hormones which inhibit stem growth below the terminal bud at the end of the apical stem. A number of plants and trees exhibitapical dominance, with fir trees being a classic example. The distinctive triangular shape of the fir tree is the result of apical dominance, with the trunk of the tree being the apical stem. There are a number of reasons why plants adopt apical dominance. By pouring energy into a central stem, plants can achieve height quickly, which increases their access to nutrients and also helps the plant block competition. This phenomenon is also exhibited in rooting systems, where apical dominance results in a long, very strong taproot which keeps the plant firmly anchored in place, unlike a fibrous root system, which can make the plant unstable in some soils. The terminal bud on the apical stem secretes the hormone auxin, which blocks growth in lower stems. If it is removed or the circulation is inhibited, other stems below will start to shoot up, and one may in turn become apical. Apical dominance can also be seen in branches; branches which grow from the main stem will in turn inhibit the growth of smaller branches from stems along their length.
What hormones keep the plant from branching?
Higher concentration of auxins in the axillary buds does not allow these buds to grow hence there is apical dominance.
What is the function of a apical bud on a plant?
the bud at the terminal end of the stem is an apical bud
What are auxins and why are they important in plants?
Auxins are chemicals exist in plants to stimulate growth. When sunlight hits one side of the stem of a plant, the auxins move away and down from the sunlight. This causes the 'dark' side of the stem to grow faster than the 'lighted' side, which causes the stem to lean towards the source of the light.
What will happen if apical meristem is damaged or cut?
if the apical meristem is damaged or cut the plant will not show growth.
What hormone or hormones can be used to assist plant growth?
Auxins which promote apical dominance, cell elongation and root growth and gibberilins which stimulate elongation growth.
What part of the plant produces cells?
The growing tip, the "apical meristem".
