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  4. In which form does the food transported in plants?

Q. In which form does the food transported in plants?

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Solution:

In plants food produced by photosynthesis is transported in the form of sucrose through phloem. It is estimated that 90% of the total solute carried in the phloem is the carbohydrate sucrose, a disaccharide, which is relatively inactive and highly soluble sugar with little direct role in metabolism.