Why Does Removing an Overripe, Mushy Apple from a Container

question 21

Multiple Choice

Why does removing an overripe, mushy apple from a container of otherwise good apples help preserve the good apples?

• A) Chemicals in the overripe apple stimulate the conversion of sugar to starch in the good apples.
• B) Gibberellins help preserve the good apples.
• C) Ethylene production in the good apples is inhibited by the lack of ethylene production in the overripe apple.
• D) The production of cytokinins is inhibited in the remaining good apples.
• E) The overripe apple makes ethylene gas, which can cause the good apples to ripen more quickly than usual.

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Definitions:

Non-metal Free Elements

Elements that exist in their natural state not combined with other elements and do not display metallic characteristics; examples include oxygen (O2) and nitrogen (N2).

Redox Reaction

A chemical reaction where the oxidation states of atoms are changed through the transfer of electrons.

Oxidation State

The measure of the degree of oxidation of an atom in a substance, indicating the number of electrons lost or gained by an atom.

Reaction

A chemical process in which substances interact to form new products typically characterized by a change in properties.