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Question
The hormone which promotes the ripening of fruits is ______.
Options
Auxins
Gibberellins
Cytokinins
Ethylene
Solution
The hormone which promotes the ripening of fruits is ethylene.
Explanation:
The natural and artificial ripening of produce are both facilitated by ethylene.
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The figure given below shows the stages of ripening in a banana. Answer the questions that follow:
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Pick up the right options and complete the chart given below and rewrite:
(Options: Antitranspirant, Ethylene, Auxin, ABA, Apical dominance, Gibberellins, Cytokinin, NAA.)
| Sr. No. | Hormone | Example | Function |
| 1 | ____________ | IAA | Cell elongation |
| 2 | Auxin | IBA | ____________ |
| 3 | Stress hormone | ____________ | Delay cell division |
| 4 | ____________ | Zea tin | Cell division |
| 5 | Abscissic acid | ABA | ____________ |
| 6 | Auxin | ____________ | Flowering in pineapple |
Give a definition of the following Apical dominance.
What is epinasty?
