Question

In the experiment to demonstrate that starch is made as food by the process of photosynthesis, the plucked leaf is first boiled in water for about 3 to 5 minutes in order to :

(1) remove chlorophyll from leaf cells

(2) break down the cell membranes of leaf cells

(3) soften the brittle leaf

(4) convert starch into glucose so that is can be tested easily

Answer 1

In the above mentioned experiment, the plucked leaf is first boiled in water for about 3 to 5 minutes in order to remove the chlorophyll from leaf cells. It is done to destarch the leafs.

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.