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Where does the potato store the starch?
potato stores the starch in its root.
Where potato store their food?
A potato stores its "food"mostly as starch in a tuber.
Why is the potato rich in starch?
The part of the potato that we eat is a root, in which the potato plant has stored nutrients for its own use. Starch is a convenient nutrient with which to store calories that the plant can use to grow. We, of course, can also use starch for our own purposes.
Why does the potato plant store starch and not sugar?
The potato does not store sugar because there is no sugar in it. The plant has starch in it which is then turned into "sugar" when it is eaten and digested. -when starch is digested, it turns to glucose. The organelle holding the startch grains are called leucoplasts.
Why do some plants produce a lot of starch?
Storage food for seeds and varietals. Potatoes store all that starch in their trbers because the eyes of the potato are the progeny of the potato.
How could you show that potato is a store of starch?
You could cut a piece of potato and put iodine on it. There will be a color change.
For what major purpose was the potato cell specialized?
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What is the Main biomolecule in potatoes?
Potato is composite of relatively high amount of starch and sugar. Longer you store potato or more mature the potato gets, the starch are converted into sugar. Potato peel contains very trace amount of protein.
What is the purpose of a potato?
It is a good food and they are neat. In a potato plant; the potato is serves as a tuber. This is a specialized underground stem which allows the plant to store nutrients in the form of starch. After cold periods or dry months the plant uses this starch to regrow. food.
How does the starch in the potato help the potato plant?
Starch is a way of storing chemical energy for laster use; like freezing fuel into solid pieces which can be thawed and burnt or used in vehicles later on.
How many amyloplast organelles in a potato cell?
The main function of amyloplasts in potatoes are to store starch and sugars in the potatoe cells.
Why would the potato contain starch?
it's a plastid. it stores food such as starches, proteins and lipids. it's in most plant cells. it's especially prominent in storage organs such as potato tubers.A potato plant stores starch in the leucoplasts. The plants store these starches as food and nutrition for the next generation of potatoes.
