SSC Steno Grade C and D 31 Jan 2016 Paper

Question : 66 of 200

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Which of the following are used to prepare the main storage (starch) form of food in plants?

Carbon dioxide and oxygen
Water and oxygen
Carbon dioxide and nitrogen
Carbon dioxide and water

Solution:

(4) Plants synthesize food directlyfrom carbon dioxide andwater using energy of light. Inphotosynthesis, chlorophyllin the leaves of plants absorbslight energy from the Sun.Plants use this energy to convertwater and CO2 from theenvironment into glucose andoxygen.

6CO_2 + 6H_2O →C_6H_12O_6 + 6O_2

Sunlight energy

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