The starch stored in the leaves after photosynthesis is a:

Carbohydrate

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Solution

The correct option is A
Carbohydrate

The starch stored in the leaves after photosynthesis is a carbohydrate.

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The production of starch, and not glucose, is often used as a measure of photosynthesis in leaves because

(a) starch is the immediate product of photosynthesis.

(b) glucose formed in photosynthesis soon gets converted into starch.

(d) sugar cannot be tested.

A plant is kept in a dark cupboard for about 48 hours before conducting any experiment on photosynthesis in order to

(a) remove chlorophyll from the leaves.

(b) remove starch from the leaves.

(d) ensure that the leaves are free from starch.

Plants store glucose in the form of insoluble starch in leaves.

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