AIPMT MAIN2008Botany-Plant Physiology
AIPMT MAIN 2008 Botany Carbohydrates Multiple Correct Question
Type: Multiple Correct-conceptual-Medium-Class 11
Carbohydrates are commonly found as starch in plant storage organs. Which of the following five properties of starch (a - e) make it useful as a storage material?
a. Easily translocated
b. Chemical non-reactive
c. Easily digested by animals
d. Osmotically inactive
e. Synthesized during photosynthesis
The useful properties are
A
Both a & e
B
Both b & c
C
Both b & d
D
a, c & e
Correct Answer
Option C
Detailed Explanation
Starch is nonreducing and water insoluble so is preferred as storage material.
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