Question

In Phloem, the food material is mostly translocated in the following form:

• A. Glucose
• B. Fructose
• C. Sucrose
• D. Starch

Hint:

Sucrose is the most common sugar transported in the phloem, while glucose and fructose are used in metabolic pathways within plant cells.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

In plants, sucrose is the primary form of sugar that is translocated through the phloem. The phloem is responsible for transporting food material, primarily sugars, from the leaves (where they are produced during photosynthesis) to other parts of the plant, such as roots and stems.
- Sucrose is a disaccharide composed of glucose and fructose and is the most common form of sugar transported in the phloem.
- Glucose and fructose are monosaccharides and are not typically the forms in which sugars are transported in the phloem.
- Starch is a storage form of sugar, found primarily in roots, tubers, and seeds, but it is not the form in which food is translocated through the phloem. Thus, the correct answer is Sucrose.