PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
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Question
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The type of food a plant stores is ____
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fat
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leaves
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seeds
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sugar
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Simple sugars like glucose and fructose and starches are stored within the plant to satisfy its own needs and also give sustenance to animal life forms, including human beings.
Detailed explanation-2: -The food is stored in the form of starch in plants. Starch is a polysaccharide and plays a very crucial role in the glucose cycle.
Detailed explanation-3: -Plants store their food in the form of starch in various parts of them. Starch is a polysaccharide of glucose monomers. Glucose residues are linked by glycosidic bonds. This starch can be stored in the leaves, stems, roots, flowers, fruits, and seeds of a plant.
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