Morphology Of Flowering Plants Root Stem And Leaf Question 57
Question: In potato tubers, reserve food is starch. It is stachyose in Stachys (Chinese artichoke) tubers. It Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), the reserve food is in the form of fan shaped crystals composed of
Options:
A) Starch
B) Insulin
C) Callose
D) Inulin
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
The only underground stem that is without adventitous roots, reserve food in Jerusalem artichoke is inulin.