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Sounds,9 mins

SeriesSeries 4: Homeostasis and response

8. Plant hormones

Bitesize GCSE Biology

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Dr Alex Lathbridge guides you through the most important GCSE Biology facts, with a few jokes thrown in too. In this eighth episode of our series all about homeostasis and response, Dr Alex Lathbridge breaks down the key facts about how hormones help plants to grow in response to light and gravity. He looks at how auxin hormones affect different parts of plant shoots and roots, and how auxins are used in agriculture and horticulture. Take a look on the BBC Bitesize website to find out more about this topic, with revision notes, quizzes and exam-style questions: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zc6cqhv/revision/1 Suitable for: Single science AQA Eduqas Edexcel OCR 21st Century OCR Gateway

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