Question

The diagram shows the steps involved in the experiment which proves that leaves make food for
the plant. Describe the experiment in your own words.
Boiling
water
Spirit
1
Leaf in boiling water
Leaf in boiling spirit
Leaf being washed
Starch test with lodine solution​

Answer 1

Answer:

We boil the leaf in alcohol when we are testing it for starch because to remove the green pigment chlorophyll present in it. For the starch test, we need to observe the colour change from brown to blue when iodine is put on the leaf.

Answer 2

Answer:

Leaf in boiling water

Explanation:

Leaf in boiling water