Question

In plants, soluble food is always translocated in the form of ______.

Options

• glucose

• starch

• sucrose

• fructose

Answer 1

In plants, soluble food is always translocated in the form of sucrose.

Explanation:

In plants, soluble food is translocated through the phloem mainly in the form of sucrose. Sucrose is the common transport sugar because it is soluble, non-reducing, and easily transported from the source (leaves) to the sink (storage organs).