Question

5. Write reasons to keep vegetables and fruits in a refrigerator.

Answer 1

• Vegetables and fruits undergo irreversible changes which are harmful when kept outside the refrigerator.
• Plants rot due to the same chemical mechanisms that cause them to develop and ripen.
• By attacking the vegetables and fruits, microorganisms in the open atmosphere can kill and ruin it.
• Refrigerators operate at a low temperature, which inhibits the growth of microorganisms.
• That's why vegetables and fruits are kept in refrigerator.