One Way to Get Fruit to Ripen Faster Is to Place

question 12

Multiple Choice

One way to get fruit to ripen faster is to place it in a paper bag with other ripe fruit.Which of the following best explains this observation?

• A) Ripe fruit releases ethylene gas.
• B) Ripe fruit breaks down auxins.
• C) The lack of oxygen promotes photosynthesis, which ripens the fruit.
• D) Ripe fruit carries fungi that attack other fruit.
• E) When fruit is in the dark, it thinks it is underground and begins to germinate.

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