Learning objective
Evaluate (HT only) agricultural and horticultural uses of plant hormones, including benefits, risks and effects on biodiversity.
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Topic
Plant hormones (biology only)
Subtopic
Use of plant hormones (HT only)
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Short explanation
In the subtopic Use of plant hormones (HT only), this learning objective focuses on evaluate (HT only) agricultural and horticultural uses of plant hormones, including benefits, risks and effects on biodiversity. Within Plant hormones (biology only), students should explain this idea in the exact curriculum context rather than as an isolated fact. Approved keywords for this objective include HT only and plant hormones. plant hormones means chemicals that coordinate and control plant growth and responses. Avoid students often fail to discuss the potential negative effects of plant hormones on biodiversity when evaluating their agricultural and horticultural uses; instead to fix this, students should ensure they include a balanced view that considers both the benefits and the risks to biodiversity, providing specific examples of how plant hormones can impact ecosystems. For exam answers, when discussing the agricultural and horticultural uses of plant hormones, create a structured evaluation that includes benefits, risks, and effects on biodiversity.
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Common mistakes
1 linked- Overlooking Biodiversity Effects: To fix this, students should ensure they include a balanced view that considers both the benefits and the risks to biodiversity, providing specific examples of how plant hormones can impact ecosystems.
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Open revision notesRelated learning objectives
- Describe plant hormones as chemicals that coordinate and control plant growth and responses.
Control and coordination
- Explain that plants respond to light and gravity using unequal distributions of plant hormones.
Control and coordination
- Describe phototropism as a plant growth response to light.
Control and coordination
- Describe gravitropism, or geotropism, as a plant growth response to gravity.
Control and coordination
- Explain how unequal distribution of auxin causes unequal growth in shoots and roots.
Control and coordination
