Biology
Give reasons/explain:
During the starch test, the leaf is -
- boiled in water.
- boiled in methylated spirit.
Photosynthesis
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During the starch test,
- The leaf is boiled in water to kill the cells.
- The leaf is boiled in methylated spirit till it becomes pale-white due to the removal of chlorophyll. The leaf now becomes hard and brittle.
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