NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
NUTRITION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Glucose is converted to starch for transport in plants.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In photosynthesis, glucose is produced in plants. Glucose is immediately soluble and canot get stored but starch is insoluble. Thus it is converted into starch so that it cannot escape from the cells.
Detailed explanation-2: -So, the answer to the question is that glucose is converted into a sugar called sucrose to be moved around the plant in translocation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Glucose is osmotically active and will increase the osmotic pressure inside a cell and this will lead to physiological water imbalance. Hence, glucose is stored as osmotically inactive starch.
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