Multiple choice

What does climacteric mean?

  1. Sudden increase in respiration during fruit ripening

  2. Sudden premature fall of all the fruits

  3. Shedding of flowers before anthesis

  4. Climax vegetation

  5. Sudden increase in the rate of photosynthesis
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Explanation

Climacteric refers to the sudden increase in respiration during fruit ripening.

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