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How to test the presence of starch in leaf

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You need to:
  1. heat a plant leaf in boiling water for 30 seconds (this stops its chemical reactions)
  2. heat it in boiling ethanol for a few minutes (this removes most of its colour)
  3. wash with water and spread onto a white tile.
  4. add iodine solution from a dropping pipette

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