NEETBotanyRespiration in Plants
Why must food be translocated to all non-green parts of green plants?
Options
- ABecause they are involved in photosynthesis
- BBecause they need food for oxidation
- CBecause they produce energy
- DBecause they store food
Correct answer
B. Because they need food for oxidation
Step-by-step solution
Only green plants and cyanobacteria can prepare their own food; by the process of photosynthesis they trap light energy and convert it into chemical energy that is stored in the bonds of carbohydrates like glucose, sucrose and starch. We must remember that in green plants too, not all cells, tissues and organs photosynthesize; only cells containing chloroplasts, that are most often located in the superficial layers, carry out photosynthesis. Hence, even in green plants all other organs, tissues and cells that are n