Question

A plant is starting to fall over because the plant can no longer support it's own weight. Students want to find out why this is happening. Which of the fallowing is a good hypothesis for their experiment?

A. The plant is not producing simple sugars to support its structure.

B. The glucose molecules in the plant are breaking down.

C. The polysaccharides in the plant are breaking down.

D. The plant is producing cellulose molecules.

Answer 1

Answer: (C) The polysaccharides in the plant are breaking down.

Explanation:

Starch is the most common polysaccharide in human life. Starch can be broken down by amylase enzyme in abdomens of most of animals. Glycogen is the storage molecule in animals and it's analogous to starch in plants.