In a starch test, why is the leaf boiled in a test tube containing methyl alcohol and not given a water bath and then methyl alcohol directly applied to the leaf
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This procedure kills a leaf, disrupts the cell membranes and softens the cuticle and cell walls. This makes it possible to extract the chlorophyll with hot ethanol and also allows the iodine solution to penetrate the cells and react with any starch present.
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