Ripening of fruits in plants is controlled by:

Ethylene

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Auxin

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Cytokinin

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Abscisic acid

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Solution

The correct option is A
Ethylene

Ethylene causes ripening of fruits. Auxin is responsible for the growth of shoots. It is responsible for the formation of fruits. Cytokinins stimulate cell division in plants to promote growth. Abscisic acid inhibits growth.

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Q. Match the columns and choose the correct combination.

	Growth Regulator		Action
$(a)$	Abscisic acid	$(1)$	Delays leaf abscission
$(b)$	Ethylene	$(2)$	Inhibits seed germination
$(c)$	Cytokinin	$(3)$	Herbicide
$(d)$	Auxin	$(4)$	Hastens fruit ripening

Q. Match the columns and choose the correct combination.

	I		II
(a)	Cytokinin	(p)	Stress hormone
(b)	Auxins	(q)	Ripening of fruits
(c)	Abscisic acid	(r)	Apical dominance
(d)	Ethylene	(s)	Bolting
		(t)	Richmond-Lang Effect

Q. Match the items in Column I with Column II and choose the correct option.

	List I		List II
A	Human urine	1	Cytokinin
B	Gibberella fujikuroi	2	Auxin
C	Herring fish DNA	3	Ethylene
D	Ripening fruits	4	Abscisic acid
E	Aged leaves of plants	5	Gibberellins

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Q. Match the plant hormones listed in column I with their major role listed in column II and select the corret option from the codes given below.

Column I	Column II
(A) Auxin	(i) Fruit ripening
(B) Cytokinin	(ii) Phototropism
(C) Abscisic acid	(iii) Suppression of cell division
(D) Ethylene	(iv) Stomatal opening and closing
	(v) Growth of lateral buds

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Ripening of fruits in plants is controlled by:

The correct option is A Ethylene Ethylene causes ripening of fruits. Auxin is responsible for the growth of shoots. It is responsible for the formation of fruits. Cytokinins stimulate cell division in plants to promote growth. Abscisic acid inhibits growth.

The correct option is A
Ethylene

Ethylene causes ripening of fruits. Auxin is responsible for the growth of shoots. It is responsible for the formation of fruits. Cytokinins stimulate cell division in plants to promote growth. Abscisic acid inhibits growth.