I know this question has been answered many times on the internet but I don’t get one thing – why is water moving to the plant cell a bad thing? The cell won’t burst since it has a wall so wouldn’t it be positive for plants to get more water? With that being said, why is storing starch instead of glucose beneficial then?
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Plant cells can only store so much water before they stretch, interfere with metabolism and nutrient balance and waste disposal. Then too much water the cell wall will break and cause cellular damage or death.
Glucose is water soluble, so it’s not good for long-term storage. Plants store energy as starch kind of similar to how humans store energy as fat.
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