Question

Which of the following carbohydrates acts as food for the plants?

• A. Glucose
• B. Sucrose
• C. Mannose
• D. Lactose

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Sucrose

• 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.