Question

why is some KOH placed in a small test tube in the flash with germinating seeds in the experiment to demonstrate occurrence of respiration in germinating seeds?

Answer 1

ᴛʰⁱˢ ᵘˢ ᵇᵉᶜᵃᵘˢᵉ ᴋᴏʜ ⁱˢ ᵘˢᵉᵈ ᵗᵒ ᵃᵇˢᵒʳᵇ ᵃˡˡ ᵗʰᵉ ᴄᴏ⓶ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵗᵉˢᵗ ᵗᵘᵇᵉ.sᵒ, ᵗʰᵃᵗ ᵗʰᵉ ᵉˣᵖᵉʳⁱᵐᵉⁿᵗ ᶜᵃⁿ ᵇᵉ ᵈᵒⁿᵉ ᵖʳᵒᵖᵉʳˡʸ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴄᴏ⓶ ʷᵒᵘˡᵈⁿ'ᵗ ⁱⁿᵗᵉʳᶠᵉʳᵉ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ʳᵉᵃᶜᵗⁱᵒⁿ.

Answer 2

To absorb CO2 gas released by germinating seeds during exhalation