Question

For energy, a plant breaks apart some of the small sugars it builds. What does the plant do with the rest of its small sugars?

Answer 1

The plant stores them as starch

Step-by-step explanation:

A typical plant synthesizes sugars from photosynthesis by using water and carbon dioxide.

`6CO_2 + 6H_20 + energy --> C_6H_1_2O_6 + 6O_2`

Parts of the sugar synthesized via photosynthesis is used to generate energy during respiration. The energy generated is useful for other metabolic processes in the plant's body.

`C_6H_1_2O_6 + 6O_2 --> 6CO_2 + 6H_20 + energy`

The remaining sugar is utilized in the synthesis of starch and stored in the various tissues of the plant.