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The group conducted an experiment to determine if starch is evidence of photosynthesis in Mayana (Coleus blumei) leaves. They tested leaves that were exposed to light and leaves covered with carbon paper for 4 days. The leaves were boiled in water and ethanol to extract pigments, then iodine solution was added. Starch was present in the light-exposed leaf, turning it blue-black, indicating photosynthesis occurred. However, the covered leaf did not change color, showing no photosynthesis and absence of starc

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Allyson Carlos

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