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Yes, starch naturally occurs in plants. It is a carbohydrate that can be converted into sugar through photosynthesis.
Conversion of Starch into sugar (i. e. conversion of
polysaccharides into di- saccharides) does not require photosynthesis.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoStarches are found in the roots of plants, or the thick parts of them. For example, potatoes and carrots are made out of starch, which are near the roots of the plants.
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What are the uses of starch in the plant?
the starch is for food when needed
What is the food stored by a plant in the form of sugar or starch?
Starch
What does de-starch mean?
Destarching occurs when part of a plant is "deprived of starch, as by translocation". It is also the process of eliminating starch reserves in a plant for experiments
What is the functions of the starch in a plant cell?
The starch grains mainly contain starch which is produced from photosynthesis
Which plant stores a lot of starch?
The Davidgrace plant
Why doesn't a plant produce as much starch in the absence of water as it does in the presence of water?
In order to produce starch, a plant has to combine water and the sugar it produces. Without water, a plant cannot produce starch.
What is the colour for a plant cell's starch grains?
what is the color of the starch grain
What does the starch grains do in the plant cell?
starch grains store food for plant cell .the starch grain just re-produces on and on. but like the Amyloplast, amyloplast gives away starch grain in its cell.
What does starch mean?
Destarching occurs when part of a plant is "deprived of starch, as by translocation". It is also the process of eliminating starch reserves in a plant for experiments
What contains starch in a plant cell?
what is the name of the plant cell that contains starch and what does it do
Is starch present in red beans?
Starch is present in all beans as starch is food for the germinating plant.
What substances is glucose converted into in the seed of a plant?
glucose, starch starch and glucose (:
