Question

How would you de-starch the leaves of a potted plant? How would you then check that the de-starching had been effective?

Answer 1

Answer:

we can destarch leaves by boiling it in alcohol solution. and we can check whether destarching is effective or not by adding iodine solution

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Answer 2

Answer:

to destarch the leaves keep the plant in a dark room for 3 days so that all the starch present gets used up. boil the leaf in hot water for some minutes. place the leaf in alcohol and give it a hot water bath till the alcohol starts boiling. now remove the leaf and dip it in iodine. you will observe that the leaf turns dark blue due to absence of starch