Question

What would be expected to happen if: a rotten fruit gets mixed with unripe fruits.

Answer 1

fruit may rot due to various reasons, like, growth of microorganisms, overexposure to oxygen or overproduction of ethylene gas. Depending on the type of rot, the effect of mixing it with unripe fruits would be different. If the rotting is due to microorganisms, then the unripe fruits will get infected and rot. While if it is due to ethylene production, then it would result in enhance ripening of fruits.

Answer 2

When the rotten fruit gets mixed with unripe fruits, it makes the unripe fruits to ripe faster.

• The plant hormone which is involved in fruit ripening is called ethylene.
• The concentration of ethylene is more in the case of fruits which are at the end stage of ripening called rotting.
• When such fruits are placed along with the unripened fruit, due to secretion of high amount of ethylene from the rotted fruit, the unripened fruit starts to get riped.
• This mechanism occurs at a faster rate than usual which may even cause rotting too.

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