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    The Compound That Increases in the Vegetable as It Matures
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The Compound That Increases in the Vegetable as It Matures

Question 45

Question 45

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The compound that increases in the vegetable as it matures and causes it to toughen is


A) cellulose.
B) hemicellulose.
C) pectin.
D) lignin.
E) gums.

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