Uses of Glucose in plants

What are the main uses of Glucose in plants?

• Respiration, storage of insoluble starch, making proteins, producing lipids for storage, producing fructose and weakening the cell wall.

• Respiration, storage of insoluble starch, making proteins, making cell walls, producing sucrose for storing in fruits and producing lipids for storage.

• Storage of insoluble starch, making proteins, making cell walls, producing sucrose for storing in fruits and producing lipids for storage and aerobic respiration.

The word equation for respiration is:

• Carbon dioxide + Water → Glucose + Oxygen

• Glucose + Oxygen → Carbon dioxide + water + Energy

• Carbon Dioxide + Oxygen + Water → Glucose + Energy

Plants use some of the glucose they produce for respiration. Respiration occurs in the __________ (in cells).

• Ribosome

• Mitochondria

• Chloroplast

• Vacuole

Select the three organs where a plant can store starch.

• Buds

• Leaves

• Flowers

• Roots

• Stems

Insoluble starch can be stored in roots, leaves and stems. Why does a plant store its Glucose as starch?

• To use when photosynthesis is not happening such as at night time or in winter.

• When photosynthesis is happening too quickly.

• When there is too much light.

• To use when photosynthesis is happening in the summer.

Glucose is turned into ________ (fats and oils) for storing in seeds.

Fruits taste nice to attract animals so that they eat them and spread the seeds allowing the fruits to survive.

• True

• False

Cellulose __________ the cell wall and reinforces the structure, allowing the plant to grow tall without any support.

• Weakens

• Changes

• Strengthens