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alina1380 [7]
3 years ago
15

How would you test the presence of starch in leaves?

Biology
1 answer:
Lesechka [4]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

1. Remove a green leaf from the plant

2. Boil the leaf in boiling <u>water stop enzymatic reaction within cells in leaf</u>

3. Put the boiled leaf in boiling tube containing alcohol <u>extract (ethanol) chlorophyll ethanol dissolves Lipids in cell membranes.</u>

4. Return to leave to the hot water <u>soften the leaf and allows penetration of </u><u> </u><u>i</u><u>odine</u>

5. Remove leaf and perform the iodine test

Explanation:

<em>starch is white powdery substance consisting of glucose which is used by plants as food the percents of starch in leaves evidence enough of the process a photosynthesis being carried out in leaves as the formation of starch necessitates photosynthesis</em>.

I hope this helps :)

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