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Why was the leaf rinsed in water?
Explain the significance of rinsing the leaf in water. The leaf was rinsed in water to rehydrate it. Iodine solution is an aqueous solution of iodine/potassium iodie – potassium tri-iodide; water is needed inside the leaf to enable penetration by diffusion.
What is the purpose of testing for starch production?
A simple test for starch performed at a lab or home can allow students to understand the type of carbohydrate their foods contain. Starch is produced within the green leaves of plants from the excess glucose created during photosynthesis. The primary purpose of starch is to act as a reserve food supply for plants.
How do you test for starch in water?
Starch testing
- heat a plant leaf in boiling water for 30 seconds (this stops its chemical reactions)
- heat it in boiling ethanol for a few minutes (this removes most of its colour)
- wash with water and spread onto a white tile.
- add iodine solution from a dropping pipette.
What happens when a green leaf is boiled in water?
Boiling the leaf damages the membranes of the cells allowing the pigments to be leached out of the cells. After leaching, the iodine solution added will combine with any starch in the cells producing a dark purple to black pigment in the leaf.
Why do we conduct iodine test in photosynthesis experiment?
Answer:- we perform iodine test in the experiment of photosynthesis because to test the presence of starch in the leaves of the plant.
What is needed for the starch test?
Starch Test: Add Iodine-KI reagent to a solution or directly on a potato or other materials such as bread, crackers, or flour. A blue-black color results if starch is present. If starch amylose is not present, then the color will stay orange or yellow.
Why do we test for starch and not glucose?
Hint: During photosynthesis glucose is produced in the chlorophyll in presence of sunlight. Oxygen is released as a byproduct. So, we test starch instead of glucose in leaves as starch develops a purple-blue or blue-black color with iodine solution. The glucose formed during photosynthesis gets polymerized into starch.