Bananas Are Picked Green, Shipped to Their Destination, and Then

question 48

Multiple Choice

Bananas are picked green, shipped to their destination, and then sprayed with an artificial plant hormone. Which plant hormone would be used for this purpose?

• A)auxin
• B)gibberellin
• C)ethylene
• D)cytokinin
• E)abscisic acid

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