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How would you test the precense of startch in leaves

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tion:To test the presence of Starch in Leaves, We need to do a activity.Activity 1Materials REQUIREDA sapling POT A BLACK PVC tapeIodine Solution DropperProcedureFirst take any leaf of the sapling of the plant and cover it in black tapeNow, take the plant and keep it in sunlight & provide necessary water and space as required in the sun.Now, open the tape after few days.Put some Iodine solution on the leaf.ObservationWe see that the space where we put the black tape is blank and the space which was under normal conditions turns blue black in color.Also it shows that Sunlight is essential for photosynthesis Activity 2.Materials A sapling pot where there are fresh SPROUTED leavesA container.Iodine solutionProcessTake a container and put some water and start boiling it.Put a fresh leaf in it Take another leaf from the plant.Put Iodine solution in it.ObservationThe boiled leaf has dead cells and hence no starch is formed in itThe fresh leaf turns blue black in color.These both activities show that there is presence of Starch in leaves.



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