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Plants typically store the sugar produced from photosynthesis in the form of ____
Plants typically store the sugar produced from photosynthesis in the form of ____
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The correct option is C Starch
The fixation of atmospheric CO2 to carbohydrate is photosynthesis. The carbohydrate that is formed through photosynthesis primarily is glucose. However, glucose being highly osmotic cannot be stored in the plant cells as such. Therefore it is converted into starch, a polymer of glucose that is not water-soluble or osmoreactive.
Proteins are synthesized from aminoacids and is not a carbohydrate, therefore not an end-product of photosynthesis. Similarly fatty acids are also not end-products of photosynthesis. Cellulose however is a carbohydrate polymer of glucose, but cellulose is not assimilated easily and is produced more for structural reasons by the plant.
Starch
The fixation of atmospheric CO2 to carbohydrate is photosynthesis. The carbohydrate that is formed through photosynthesis primarily is glucose. However, glucose being highly osmotic cannot be stored in the plant cells as such. Therefore it is converted into starch, a polymer of glucose that is not water-soluble or osmoreactive.
Proteins are synthesized from aminoacids and is not a carbohydrate, therefore not an end-product of photosynthesis. Similarly fatty acids are also not end-products of photosynthesis. Cellulose however is a carbohydrate polymer of glucose, but cellulose is not assimilated easily and is produced more for structural reasons by the plant.
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