Question

How would you test the presence of starch of leaves​

Answer 1

Answer:

Experiment to test the presence of starch in leaves:-

• Take two healthy green potted plants of the same type.
• Keep one potted plant in a dark room for one or two days in order to remove all the starch from the leaves.
• Keep the other plant in sunlight.
• Now, take one leaf from each potted plant and put a few drops of iodine solution on them.
• Then note down the observation.  

No blue black colour will be observed on the leaves of the plant kept in the dark room. This indicates the absence of starch. Blue black colour will be observed on the leaves of the plant kept in sunlight. This indicates the presence of starch.

Answer 2

Answer:

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The presence of starch in leaves can be tested by Iodine test. When we remove chlorophyll from leaf by boiling it in alcohol and then put 2 drops of iodine solution, its colour change to blue indicates the presence of starch.