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Question : The food in the onion is stored in the form of _____.

Option 1: cellulose

Option 2: protein

Option 3: starch

Option 4: sugar


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Correct Answer: sugar


Solution : The answer is sugar.

Onions are bulbous plants that store food reserves in specialised structures known as bulbs, made up of layers of modified leaves, each containing carbohydrates as stored nutrients. Food is stored in onions as carbohydrates, namely sugars, predominantly fructans, a carbohydrate comprised of chains of fructose molecules connected.

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