SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In plants, the food not used is immediately stored in the form of
A
Glucose
B
Starch
C
Glycogen
D
Cellulose
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The plants store their carbohydrates in terms of their usage in the life cycle of the organism. The carbohydrates which are NOT used immediately are stored in the form of Starch in the plants. The Fats are stored in the Adipose Tissues of the living organisms which are located beneath the upper layer of the skin.

Detailed explanation-2: -Starch is an insoluble, non-structural carbohydrate composed of -glucose polymers. It is synthesized by plants and algae to store energy in a dense, osmotically inert form.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plants produce their own food by the process of photosynthesis. By-products produced by this process are glucose and oxygen. Glucose is stored in the form of starch by plants in other parts like leaves, roots and stem.

Detailed explanation-4: -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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