Question

QUESTION 6 6.1 Have you ever wondered why fruits become sweeter as they ripen? Investigate and write a report about the taste of bananas. Conduct a test on the ripe and unripe banana to find out why bananas become sweet as they ripen. Your report must have the following headings: 6.1.1 Aim (2) 6.1.2 Hypothesis (2) 6.1.3 Materials and apparatus (4) 6.1.4 Method (6) 6.1.5 Results (4) 6.1.6 Conclusion

Answer 1

During ripening, there is an increase in the breakdown of starch inside the fruit, and a corresponding increase in the amount of simple sugars which taste sweet, such as sucrose, glucose, and fructose. This process is particularly obvious in bananas as they ripen.20