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Why Plants Store Starch, Not Glucose

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Why Plants Store Starch, Not Glucose

Question

Give TWO reasons why carbohydrates are stored as starch and not glucose in plants.

Answer

  • Starch is insoluble in water thus not easily transported away from storage tissues
  • It is Osmotically inactive thus won't influence osmosis of away or into the cell