NEET2009BotanyTransport in PlantsActual
In which form does the food transported in plants?
Options
- ASucrose
- BFructose
- CGlucose
- DLactose
Correct answer
A. Sucrose
Step-by-step solution
In plants food produced by photosynthesis is transported in the form of sucrose through phloem. It is estimated that 90 % of the total solute carried in the phloem is the carbohydrate sucrose, a disaccharide which is relatively inactive and highly soluble sugar with little direct role in metabolism.