Two healthy green plants were placed in the dark for 24 hours. They were then set up as shown in the figure and were left for 4 hours. Then a leaf was taken from each plant and the chlorophyll was removed from the leaves.
What hypothesis is being tested in this experiment?
The hypothesis is that CO2 is necessary for photosynthesis is being tested in this experiment.
The hypothesis that CO2 is necessary for photosynthesis is being tested in this experiment.
The remaining options are not 'hypothesis' being tested in this experiment. The leaf from plant A does not show starch test while the leaf from plant B turns blue-black showing the presence of starch is the result of the final step. The role of KOH in the experiment is used to absorb the carbon dioxide produced by the plant.