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The chemical substance used to test the presence of starch in the cell of a leaf is...............( $C a C l_{2}$ , iodine solution, Benedict solution).

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The chemical substance used to test the presence of starch in the cell of a leaf is iodine solution.

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(a) The site of light reaction in the cells of a leaf is ........................ (cytoplasm, stroma, grana).

(b) The chemical substance used to test the presence of starch in the cell of a leaf is ........................ (CaCl_2, iodine solution, Benedict solution).

(d) The dark reaction of photosynthesis is known as .............. (Hill reaction, cyclic phosphorylation, Calvin cycle).

(e) In flowering plants, food is transported in the form of ........................... (sucrose, glucose, starch).

Q. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate answer from the choices given in the brackets.
The site of light reaction in the cells of a leaf is .................. (cytoplasm, stroma, grana).

Q. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate answer from the choices given in the brackets.
The dark reaction of photosynthesis is known as ............... (Hill reaction, cyclic phosphorylation, Calvin cycle).

Q. Iodine solution is used to test the presence of starch.

Q. When carrying out the starch test on a leaf, why is it important to boil the leaf in alcohol?
(a) to dissolve the waxy cuticle
(b) to make the cells more permeable to iodine solution
(c) to remove the chlorophyll
(d) to stop chemical reactions in the cells.

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Fill in the blanks with the appropriate answer from the choices given in the brackets.The chemical substance used to test the presence of starch in the cell of a leaf is...............(CaCl2, iodine solution, Benedict solution).

The chemical substance used to test the presence of starch in the cell of a leaf is iodine solution.

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate answer from the choices given in the brackets.
The chemical substance used to test the presence of starch in the cell of a leaf is...............( $C a C l_{2}$ , iodine solution, Benedict solution).