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Auxin

Key Stage 4 Foundation

Meaning

Auxin is a plant hormone that causes plant cells to elongate.

About Auxin

Auxin is photophobic so it will build up on the darker side of a plant. This causes cells on the shaded side of a plant to elongate, bending a shoot towards the source of light.
Auxin is found in high concentrations in shoot tips.

Key Stage 4 Higher

Meaning

Auxin is a plant hormone that causes plant cells to elongate.

About Auxin

Auxin is photophobic so it will build up on the darker side of a plant. This causes cells on the shaded side of a plant to elongate, bending a shoot towards the source of light.
Auxin is found in high concentrations in shoot tips.

Using Auxin

Gardeners use auxin to encourage cuttings of plants to grow new roots when they are planted.
Auxin can be used to kill plants by causing them to grow too fast, using up their stores of energy. Since auxin is sprayed on leaves, plants with larger leaves will absorb more and are more likely to die.

References

AQA

Auxin, page 220-5, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
Auxin, pages 176-179, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
Auxins, pages 170-3, GCSE Biology, Hodder, AQA
Auxins, pages 236, 237, 239, 240, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA
Auxins, pages 81, 82, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA

Edexcel

Auxins, page 136, GCSE Biology, Pearson, Edexcel
Auxins, pages 215-218, GCSE Biology, CGP, Edexcel
Auxins, pages 74, 75, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, Edexcel

OCR

Auxins, pages 110-113, Gateway GCSE Biology, Oxford, OCR
Auxins, pages 50, 51, Gateway GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, OCR