LIFE SCIENCE

OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE

CELL BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Starch and water molecules in potato cells are stored in what organelle?
A
mitochondria
B
nucleus
C
cell wall
D
vacuole
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Potatoes synthesize and store these starches in organelles called amyloplasts (named for the starch amylose).

Detailed explanation-2: -An amyloplast is an organelle found only in plant cells that produces, breaks down, and stores starches.

Detailed explanation-3: -The major proteins of potato tuber are stored in the vacuole and serve dual roles as storage proteins and stress-response proteins.

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