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Which of the following carbohydrates acts as food for the plants?(a) Glucose(b) Sucrose(c) Mannose(d) LactoseI have been asked this question during an interview.This question is from Mechanism of Absorption of Nutrients topic in chapter Mineral Nutrition of Biology – Class 11

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The CORRECT option is (b) Sucrose

Easiest explanation: Food, PRIMARILY sucrose, is transported by the vascular tissue phloem from a SOURCE to a sink. Food in phloem sap can be transported in any REQUIRED DIRECTION.



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