Transportation and storage of food — task. Biology CBSE Live product, Class 7 (2025-26).

More than one answer may hold true.

1. A potato slice shows the presence of starch with iodine solution. Where does the starch in potatoes come from? Where is the food synthesised in the plant, and how does it reach the potato?

The food prepared in leaves is transported to other plant parts through phloem.
Starch is directly absorbed from the soil into the potato.
Starch is formed in the roots through respiration.
Starch is produced during photosynthesis in the leaves.
Potato stores the food transported from leaves in the form of starch.

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