Multiple choice

Food is transported in plants in which of the following forms?

  1. Sucrose

  2. Fructose

  3. Glucose

  4. Lactose

  5. -

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Explanation

Sucrose and starch are more efficient in energy storage as compared to glucose and fructose, but starch is insoluble in water. So, it cannot be transported via phloem. Sucrose, being water soluble and energy efficient, is chosen to be the carrier of energy from leaves to different parts of a plant.