Use of Glucose

• What is one major use of glucose?

  Respiration to release energy
• What happens to glucose that is not immediately used for energy?

  Converted into insoluble starch for storage
• What is one form of energy storage that glucose can be converted into?

  Fats
• Where are the fats produced from glucose stored?

  In seeds
• What structural component in plants is produced from glucose?

  Cellulose
• What is the role of cellulose in plant cells?

  To strengthen cell walls
• Besides energy, what other complex molecule can glucose be used to produce?

  Amino acids
• What other substance combines with glucose to form amino acids?

  Nitrate ions