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The sugar formed in the Calvin cycle is usually stored in plants as

(a) sucrose Your answer
(b) glycogen Your answer
(c) starch Correct
(d) glucose Your answer

Your answer: Correct answer: (c)

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Explanation

Why (c) is correct

The sugar made in photosynthesis is usually stored as starch, as Julius von Sachs showed.

Why the other options are wrong

(a) · your answer Sucrose is the form in which sugar is transported in plants, not usually stored.
(b) · your answer Glycogen is stored in animals and fungi.
(d) · your answer Glucose is converted to starch for storage.

NCERT point: Starch is tested with iodine in leaf experiments.

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