Biology
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Question

On ripening tomatoes and chilies, chlorophyll degenerates and masked by _________ takes over.

  1. Carotene
  2. Beta Lains
  3. Anthocyanins
  4. None of these

hintHint:

The carotenoids increase as the chlorophyll decrease during the ripening of chilies and tomatoes.

The correct answer is: Carotene


    • While ripening of chillies and tomatoes, the chlorophyll decreases.
    • The choloplast transformed to chromoplasts.
    • This result in increase in carotenoids and the appearance of red color.

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