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∙ 11y agoMost plants store glucose in the form of starch, which is a carbohydrate consisting of glucose monomers.
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Do Plants store glucose as cellulose?
No. They store glucose as starch, once its been converted into cellulose the change is permanent.
What food do plants make for themselves?
Plants make glucose in the first instance. Most then convert this to starch for storage, but a few plants use other polysaccharides such as inulin.
What do plants do with extra glucose?
it is stored as starch or it is taken in the veins to other parts of the plantPlants produce glucose and other more complex sugars by photosynthesis. They use some of it for cellular metabolism and store the rest for later use.
Excess glucose in most complex plants is stored as?
They store glucose by converting them into cellulose which is also used to maintain the plants cells walls. Starch is stored in a plants stem, its roots and leaves. Plants store glucose as they are the main source of energy. The converted glucose either it's in the form of starch or cellulose can be used by some animals as it can be easily digested.
What is one of two monosaccharides made by plants?
Plants make different sugars including sucrose, dextrose and fructose.
Where do plants store glucose in?
In plants, glucose is generally stored as starch.
What food do plants store?
The product of photosynthesis is glucose (sugar). Plants store it as starch.
Do plants store glucose in the form of collagen?
no
Which carbohydrates do plants store for later energy use?
Plants store glucose for later use.
What do plants store as food for us?
Plants store the food in the form of starch, glucose and cellulose ...
The carbohydrate that plants use to store energy is called?
Plants store energy in the form of Glucose
Why do plants store their sugars as starch and not glucose?
Because glucose is used for growth
Do plants have glucose?
Corn plants does have glucose. Most of it comes from the leaves.
Plants store extra glucose in the form of?
Plants store glucose in the form of starch. Glucose is also converted to a range of other substances. Two notable examples are the conversion of glucose to fats/oils for seeds and the conversion of glucose to sucrose for transportation.
Plant store glucose in the form of larger molecules cell?
Plants store glucose as starch.They are in starch granules.
How do plants store sugar's and what does it turn into?
Plants store sugar's in chlorophyll which is glucose and that is turned into energy for the plant!
What do plants convert glucose into so that they can store it?
starch
