Question

What is expected when a fruit becomes bruised?
what causes fruits to decay?

Answer 1

hitting it

Answer 2

when bacteria grows on the fruit

Answer 3

micro organisms grow on to it

Answer 4

to come to think of it, microbes are everywhere and they decompose anything that seems organic

Answer 5

what about the colour of the fruit?

Answer 6

I agree

Answer 7

um it goes brownish shade because of the microbes

Answer 8

the fruit rotten, that's how i think the color changes. once microbes invade a certain food, the color changes

Answer 9

I agree with that too

Answer 10

Thanks for the answers! really helped!

Answer 11

i know im so helpful :)

Answer 12

Its due to hormones in the plants that grow the fruit...specifically ethylene. Its a hormone that is released to decompose the plant cells....ripening of fruits, bruises etc...its why the leaves turn color in the fall. The pores on the leaves called somata detect the outside environment and send a signal to plant via signal transduction pathway that eventually responds by degrading chlorophyl in the leaves, storing glucose etc resulting in the leaves to change color and eventually fall off and prepare for the cold winter...Its the same concept for fruits.