{"@context":"https://schema.org/","@type":"Quiz","dateCreated":"2026-06-29T08:31:35.055Z","dateModified":"2026-07-13T04:48:46.130Z","typicalAgeRange":"11-18","educationalLevel":"AIIMS BSc Nursing","assesses":"Biology - Hormones","educationalAlignment":[{"@type":"AlignmentObject","alignmentType":"educationalTopic","targetName":"Hormones"},{"@type":"AlignmentObject","alignmentType":"educationalSubject","targetName":"Biology "},{"@type":"AlignmentObject","alignmentType":"educationalExam","targetName":"AIIMS BSc Nursing"}],"name":"Quiz about Hormones","about":{"@type":"Thing","name":"Biology - Hormones"},"hasPart":[{"@type":"Question","eduQuestionType":"Multiple choice","learningResourceType":"Practice problem","educationalLevel":"intermediate","name":"Question About Hormones","text":"Which growth regulator promotes fruit ripening?}","encodingFormat":"text/markdown","comment":{"@type":"Comment","text":"Ethylene is the only gaseous plant hormone. \nIt exhibits both growth-promoting and growth-inhibiting activities, but it acts primarily as an inhibitor of growth processes (senescence and abscission) while actively promoting fruit ripening."},"suggestedAnswer":[{"@type":"Answer","position":0,"encodingFormat":"text/markdown","text":"

Auxin

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Gibberellin

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Cytokinin

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Ethylene

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Ethylene

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Which growth regulator promotes fruit ripening?

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