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This document provides instructions for an experiment to test for the presence of starch in leaves through chemical means. The procedure involves boiling a leaf to kill its cells, bleaching it in ethanol to remove chlorophyll, and then adding iodine. If the leaf turns blue-black, it indicates the presence of starch from photosynthesis. The student is asked questions about photosynthesis and the purpose of each step. Their observation summarizes that testing for starch shows the leaf was performing photosynt

Author

Kharyle Charisse

Language

EN