AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Plants use a process called photosynthesis to make food. During photosynthesis, plants trap light energy with their leaves. Plants use the energy of the sun to change water and carbon dioxide into a sugar called glucose. Glucose is used by plants for energy and to make other substances like cellulose and starch.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plants produce sugar in their leaves, but these leaves do not taste sweet. That is because the sugar does not remain in the leaves. Plants use sugar to grow, and it may also be transported to the roots, seeds, stalks, or fruits for storage.

Detailed explanation-3: -Leaves perform photosynthesis using the solar energy to produce food in the form of glucose using carbon dioxide and water. Therefore, the simple food that is prepared by the leaves is called glucose.

Detailed explanation-4: -During photosynthesis, food is produced in plants in the form of glucose. The glucose gets converted to a polymeric form of carbohydrate called the starch. Therefore, the food prepared in plants is stored in the form of starch.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sugar comes from two sources: sugar cane and sugar beets. Sugar cane is a true grass that grows in temperate to tropical climates. It belongs to the genus Saccharum, tribe Andropogoneae. Sugar beets are the root of the plant Beta vulgaris.