BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

IMPORTANCE OF CARBOHYDRATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of these is the primary storage of carbohydrates in plants?
A
Glycogen
B
Starch
C
Glucose
D
ATP
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Starch is the main storage carbohydrate of plants. It is a homopolysaccharide mainly found in plants to store food.

Detailed explanation-2: -Plants store carbohydrates in long polysaccharides chains called starch, while animals store carbohydrates as the molecule glycogen.

Detailed explanation-3: -Starch is the main carbohydrate in our diet, it is a major component of many staple crops, such as cereal grains and potato tubers. It is the primary form of carbohydrate storage in plants, and can be found in the leaves, seeds and storage organs of most plants.

Detailed explanation-4: -Glucose is stored in the form of starch by plants in other parts like leaves, roots and stem. Q. Plants store glucose in the form of insoluble starch in leaves.

Detailed explanation-5: -The carbohydrates produced are stored in or used by the plant. Starch is the storage form of glucose in plants, stored in seeds, roots, and tubers for later use as an energy source for the plant to reproduce.

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