Question

In what form is glucose stored in plants?

Answer 1

Starch:

1. Glucose is stored in the form of starch.
2. It can be broken down back into glucose by cellular respiration in order to supply ATP.
3. It is a polysaccharide that helps in the primary storage of energy.
4. Starch is a polysaccharide made up of glucose monomers and it is a polymer of amylose (polysaccharide) and amylopectin (polysaccharide).
5. It is found in the form of granules within the cytoplasm in different cell types and plays a vital role in the glucose cycle.