Question

Destarching of a plant leaf can be done by blocking the sunlight from reaching the leaf surface using black strips.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Destarching of a plant:

1. The process of removing starch from a plant's body is called destarching.
2. Destarching in a plant begins when a portion of it is “starved of starch, since by translocation”.
3. It's also the procedure of depleting a plant's starch stores to conduct photosynthesis studies.
4. This is accomplished by placing the plant in a dark environment for an extended period.

Use of black strips on leaf:

1. Black strips are used to cover a green plant in the experiments to prevent the formation of more starch by blocking sunlight, and not for the destarching.

Final Answer: The given statement is false.