In the spring before the leaves come out,maple trees are often tapped to collect sap to make syrup.The sugars were stored in the wood of the tree as starch and then released as temperatures rise above freezing in late winter.Which of the following tissues would contain the starch over the winter?

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Parenchymal tissue is responsible for the storage of starch in plants. Therefore, it is likely that the starch would be stored in parenchymal tissue in the maple tree over the winter.

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