Question

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
When mature green tomatoes are put in a sealed plastic bag, they remain green for several days. But, if one or two ripe apples are kept alongwith green tomatoes in the sealed container, the tomatoes turn red within a few days. It may be due to the fact that ripe apples:

• A. produce ethylene which induces tomato ripening
• B. remove carbon dioxide which initiates fruit ripening
• C. absorb ethylene which induces tomato ripening
• D. absorb carbon dioxide released from green tomatoes

Answer 1

The correct option is A produce ethylene which induces tomato ripening

Ethylene is highly effective in fruit ripening. It enhances the respiration rate during ripening of the fruits.

So, the correct option is 'produce ethylene which induces tomato ripening'.