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Starch is insoluble in water and so can be used as a storage device for glucose; plants convert the spare glucose into starch then store it.

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Why starch is a good compound in plant?

Because it is insoluble in water.


Which plant stores a lot of starch?

The plant that stores a lot of starch is the potato. Potatoes are tubers that have a high starch content, making them a good source of energy.


How are good storage containers built?

Good storage containers are built in a manufacturing plant.


Where will starch be found?

Starch is commonly found in plant-based foods such as potatoes, rice, corn, and grains like wheat and oats. It serves as a storage form of energy in plants and is abundant in tubers, seeds, and roots. Starchy vegetables like peas, beans, and lentils are also good sources of starch.


Why is it an advantage to the plant to store carbohydrate as starch rather than as a sugar?

Starch is a good storage of carbohydrates because: 1. It can fold up to take up less space inside the plant. 2. It is insoluable in water, meaning, it can stay inside the plant without dissolving. 3. It can be digested as "back up" energy in case there is less limiting factors like; Carbon Dioxide, light, temperature or nutrients in the soil.


Which chemicals would be the best indicator that the unknown substance is a plant?

Chlorophyll, cellulose, and starch would be good indicators that the unknown substance is a plant. Chlorophyll is the green pigment responsible for photosynthesis, while cellulose is a structural component of plant cells. Starch is a carbohydrate that plants use to store energy.


What starch is good starch?

The type of starch that is considered to be good starch is a complex carbohydrate. Foods that contain good starch include grains, fruit, vegetables, lentils and beans.


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 good things could starch do for you?

Starch is a very good nutrition!


What is the color of potato cell if added with iodine solution?

iodine is an indicator for starch, potatoes are basically starch storage organs for potato plants. that's why they are good to eat, mmm starch!


Where can you get starch from from food?

Corn and peas are a good source of starch


What is a good science fair title about starch?

"How it's made - starch"