The Food Synthesized by the Plant is Stored

The food synthesized by the plant is stored as_________

• Starch

1. Protein
2. Fat 
3. None 

Answer: Starch

Explanation

Photosynthesis is the process by which plants produce food, and carbohydrates are the food that is produced (starch and glucose).

Photosynthetic organisms, such as plants, can directly synthesise their food from carbon dioxide and water, a characteristic known as “photoautotrophic”.

Photosynthesis produces glucose as a food source. Being a primary metabolite, glucose can’t be stored in its current state.

Starch is a polymerized and compacted form of glucose. Starch is formed as glucose is converted into starch, which is then stored in the leaves of plants. As a result, starch is the most highly stored food in plants.

Fact about Starch

• The plant uses starch as its primary mechanism for storing the food that it has produced
• The starch that plants store in their leaves is their primary source of food and energy
• Starch, which is a polymeric carbohydrate, is held together by glycosidic bonds, which connect glucose units
• Plants utilise this substance as a form of kinetic energy storage to function properly
• Through a process known as photosynthesis, plants can convert the energy from sunlight into food, which is then stored in the plant as carbohydrates (glucose as well as starch)
• Because photosynthetic organisms, like plants, can directly produce their food from carbon dioxide and water, this ability has given rise to the term “photoautotroph”