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Glucose is not stored in plant due to

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Decrease in osmotic pressure
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Increase in osmotic pressure
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Increase in turgor pressure
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Decrease in turgor pressure
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Solution

The correct option is B Increase in osmotic pressure
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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