Question
What explains why a single ripe fruit may help ripen an entire crate of unripe fruit?
Responses
The hormone ethylene is a gas and disperses easily.
The hormone ethylene is a gas and disperses easily.
The hormone auxin transports easily.
The hormone auxin transports easily.
The hormones ethylene and auxin counter each other’s actions.
The hormones ethylene and auxin counter each other’s actions.
The hormone gibberellin is produced on the skin of fruits.
Responses
The hormone ethylene is a gas and disperses easily.
The hormone ethylene is a gas and disperses easily.
The hormone auxin transports easily.
The hormone auxin transports easily.
The hormones ethylene and auxin counter each other’s actions.
The hormones ethylene and auxin counter each other’s actions.
The hormone gibberellin is produced on the skin of fruits.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct explanation is:
**The hormone ethylene is a gas and disperses easily.**
Ethylene is a natural plant hormone that promotes ripening in fruits. When a single ripe fruit releases ethylene gas, it can easily diffuse throughout a space, affecting nearby unripe fruits and triggering the ripening process in them as well.
**The hormone ethylene is a gas and disperses easily.**
Ethylene is a natural plant hormone that promotes ripening in fruits. When a single ripe fruit releases ethylene gas, it can easily diffuse throughout a space, affecting nearby unripe fruits and triggering the ripening process in them as well.