A garden centre produces plants and prepares fruit for sale.
| Product | Treatment used by the garden centre |
|---|---|
| trailing plants grown from stem cuttings | dip the cut ends in rooting powder containing auxin |
| a scheduled batch of dormant seeds | treat the seeds with gibberellins |
| pears supplied to customers | transport the pears while they are firm, then place them in a room containing ethene before sale |
Explain how each treatment helps the garden centre to produce or sell its products.
105 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 6.3 Plant hormones, covering 6.3.1 Plant hormones and tropisms and 6.3.2 Commercial uses of plant hormones. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.