Carbohydrates are commonly found as starch in plant storage organs. Which of the following five properties of starch (A-E) make it useful as a storage material?
 
(A) Easily translocated
(B) Chemically non-reactive
(C) Easily digested by animals
(D) Osmotically inactive
(E) Synthesized during photosynthesis

The useful properties are:

1. (B) and (C)

2. (B) and (D)

3. (A), (C), and (E)

4. (A) and (E)

Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen |
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AIPMT - 2008
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NEET 2023 - Target Batch - Aryan Raj Singh
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