One Way to Get Fruit to Ripen More Quickly Is

question 22

Multiple Choice

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

• A)Ripe fruit release ethylene gas
• B)Ripe fruit break down auxins
• C)The lack of oxygen promotes photosynthesis which ripens the fruit
• D)Ripe fruit carry 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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