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The process of keeping a plant in the dark for one or two days while testing for photosynthesis is known as

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starching
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dormancy
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phosphorylation
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destarching
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Solution

The correct option is D destarching
For destarching a plant, it is kept in dark for one or two days so that the plant cannot perform photosynthesis. When there is no light the plant cannot make starch. Thus, stored starch is used up and the plant is destarched.

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