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Why does a plant need to store glucose...

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Because glucose is used by plants for energy and to make other substances like cellulose and starch. Cellulose is used in building cell walls. Starch is stored in seeds and other plant parts as a food source. That's why some foods that we eat, like rice and grains, are packed with starch.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sugars facilitate the assimilation of nutrient elements and their transport by the plant since they reduce osmotic pressure, thus improving their entry into plant tissues. During vegetative development, transport takes place towards the stem and root tips.

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