Question

Climacteric is

• A. A phenomenon related to fruit ripening.
• B. The condition of a plant when most of the leaves turned brown.
• C. The conditions of a plant when most of its leaves have turned yellow.
• D. None of the above.

Answer 1

The correct option is A A phenomenon related to fruit ripening.

The climacteric is a stage of fruit ripening associated with increased ethylene production and a rise in cellular respiration. Apples, bananas, melons, apricots, tomatoes are climacteric fruits. In most of the plants, there is a sharp rise in respiration rate near the end of the development of fruit, which sets in progress those changes which are involved in ripening of fruit. This sharp rise in respiration is called as climacteric rise or climacteric.