What Benefits Does the Practice of Treating Unripe Fruit with Ethylene

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Multiple Choice

What benefits does the practice of treating unripe fruit with ethylene provide for fruit growers? Select the TWO answers that are correct.

• A) The fruit can be picked unripe so it is less likely to be damaged during shipping.
• B) Unripe fruit can be made to ripen right before it is sold at its destination.
• C) The plant stores more sugars in the unripe fruit making the fruit sweeter.
• D) Fruit picked unripened can withstand low temperatures in long-term storage.
• E) The unripe fruit grows larger in less time before being harvested.

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Definitions:

[10]Annulene

A cyclic compound with a ten carbon ring structure, which may or may not exhibit aromatic characteristics depending on its substitution pattern and ring geometry.

All-Cis Form

A molecular configuration where all substituents are positioned on the same side of a double bond or in a cyclic structure.

Aromatic

Relates to organic compounds that contain one or more planar rings of carbon atoms with delocalized π electrons, providing unique stability and chemical properties.

Tropylium Bromide

A chemical compound featuring a tropylium ion, which is positively charged, paired with a bromide ion.