What Happens to Sugars Made During Photosynthesis?
Sugars from photosynthesis? Think of them as the plant's lunchbox—they're eaten, stored, or built into plant structures!
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The sugars become the plant’s energy currency! They power the plant's activities or get saved for later use.
Plants mainly use the sugars made during photosynthesis for energy and growth. The sugars can be stored as starch, used for building cell walls, or consumed during cellular respiration.
The sugars produced during photosynthesis can be converted into starch for storage, used to create cellulose for structure, or broken down to release energy.
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