Check out this potato plant. We eat lots of potatoes. They are considered to be (1) a vegetable and (2) starchy. Starches are made up of three or more sugars. If plants make sugar, then what elements must be found in starches?

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Joel Cherry

Biology

22 December, 02:40

Check out this potato plant. We eat lots of potatoes. They are considered to be (1) a vegetable and (2) starchy. Starches are made up of three or more sugars. If plants make sugar, then what elements must be found in starches?

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Breanna · Answer 1

The two main component of starch are amylose and amylopectin.

Explanation:

Carbohydrates are the important biomolecules of the living organisms. They provide structural and functional support of the living organisms. Carbohydrates are important in both plants and animals.

The starch provide important function in plants. The starch is polymers of made of glucose linked through the glycosidic bond. Amylose is the linear structure and amylopectin includes the branched chain and interaction in the structure of the strach.

Thus, the correct answer is amylose and amylopectin.

Abbigail Barr · Answer 2

Answer: D) carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen

Explanation: usatestprep approved