Question

When carrying out the starch test on a leaf, why is it important to boil the leaf in alcohol ?

(a) to dissolve the waxy cuticle

(b) to make the cells more permeable to iodine solution

(c) to remove the chlorophyll

(d) to stop chemical reactions in the cells​

Answer 1

Answer:

to remove chlorophyll

Explanation:

if we don't remove chlorophyll the starch test will not be completed

Answer 2

Answer:

to remove the green pigment called chlorophyll