Does ethylene speed up the ripening of bananas

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Assignment:

Reference: This lab aims to investigate the effects of the plant hormone ethylene on banana ripening. Many fruits and vegetables release ethylene, a hormone unique to plants, to start the ripening process. Does ethylene speed up the ripening of bananas? Is the question we're attempting to answer. In order to respond to this query, we will design an experiment in which we contrast the ripening of bananas that have been exposed to ethylene with that of bananas that have not.

Hypothesis: If bananas exposed to ethylene mature more quickly than bananas not exposed to ethylene, this would indicate that ethylene can hasten banana ripening. Overall, this lab will provide us with the chance to investigate how ethylene affects banana ripening and determine whether ethylene speeds up the process. Our findings will either confirm or disprove our prediction that ethylene will hasten the ripening of bananas.

Question: If you were planning to conduct further experiments, how would you improve or modify your hypothesis?

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