Question

State whether the following statements are true/false.

Plants form glucose as food. Presence of glucose is tested during the experiments on photosynthesis.

Answer 1

• Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar.
• At the end of a photosynthetic reaction, the products formed are glucose, oxygen, and water.
• Excess glucose gets stored as starch in plants, which serve as an internal energy reserve.
• So, we test the presence of starch instead of glucose in leaves.