I have a biology final coming up and I would really appreciate
it if someone could answer this question for me. Thank you very
much! The equation for photosynthesis is 6CO2 + 6H2O = C6H12O6
+6O2, which shows that energy is stored in the form of glucose,
a 6 carbon sugar. This forms chains of starch, which are kept as
a long term energy store. Yes, but will you LOVE ME? Tomorrow?
In any case plants really store energy just as people do, they
create more plant tissue. In this tissue are sugars, starches
and fats, which are typically those items people who write tests
are looking for. But there are plants that can break down
protein as well. These plants "store" energy in proteins as do
human beings as well as in the other reserves. Humans are less
able than plants to "store sugars". But we can tolerate for
short periods of time increased levels of sugars in our blood
streams. We can store starches in our gut for short periods of
time. We can store protein for as long as a decade without
reprocessing it. Plants