NEET2025Botany-Plant Growth Regulators

NEET 2025 Botany Auxins and Abscisic Acid Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-conceptual-Medium-Class 11

Read the following statements on plant growth and development.

A. Parthenocarpy can be induced by auxins.

B. Plant growth regulators can be involved in promotion as well as inhibition of growth.

C. Dedifferentiation is a pre-requisite for re-differentiation.

D. Abscisic acid is a plant growth promoter.

E. Apical dominance promotes the growth of lateral buds.

Choose the option with all correct statements.

A

A, B, C only

B

A, C, E only

C

A, D, E only

D

B, D, E only

Correct Answer

Option A

Detailed Explanation

Statements A, B, and C are correct. Abscisic acid is a growth inhibitor, and apical dominance suppresses lateral bud growth.

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