The Primary Reason Surplus Carbohydrates in Plants Are Stored as Starch

question 100

Multiple Choice

The primary reason surplus carbohydrates in plants are stored as starch is because:

• A)they would otherwise be utilized as energy sources even if such energy were not needed at that time.
• B)the space they occupy as carbohydrates is needed for other macromolecules.
• C)energy is needed in the nucleus, and only starch is capable of being transported into the nucleus.
• D)if they were left as individual monosaccharides, water would enter the cell by osmosis.
• E)All of these choices represent equally important reasons why surplus carbohydrates in plants are stored as starch.

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