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प्रश्न
Identify the false statements and rewrite them correctly by changing the first or last word only.
Starch produced in a leaf remains stored in it for 2-3 weeks before it is used by other parts of the plant.
विकल्प
True
False
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उत्तर
False
Correct Statement: Starch produced in a leaf is stored temporarily in the leaf until the process of photosynthesis. At night it is converted back into soluble sugar and translocated to different part of the body either for the utilization or for the storage.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Expand the abbreviation:
ADP
Given below is the overall chemical equation of photosynthesis which is incomplete in certain respects.
\[\ce{CO2 + H2O ->[Chlorophyll] C6H12O6 + H2O + O2} \]
Rewrite the equation in its complete form .
A potted destarched plant was taken in order to prove that light is necessary for photosynthesis.
(i) What is meant by 'destarched plant'? How can it be destarched?
(ii) Using the destarched plant describe step by step how you would proceed to prove that in the absence of light the leaf cannot manufacture starch.
Enumerate the steps involved in testing a green leaf for the presence of starch.
A healthy croton plant bearing variegated leaves was kept in a dark cupboard to destarch it after which it was placed in sunlight for a few hours. One of the leaves was then plucked and an outline of the leaf marking the green and the non-green regions was drawn. The leaf was then tested for starch. Using the above information, answer the following questions:
- State the aim of the above experiment.
- Name the chemical used for testing the presence of starch.
- Why is the leaf boiled in water and alcohol before testing for the presence of starch?
- What change is seen on the leaf after the starch test?
- Give the chemical equation to represent the process of starch formation in plants.
State whether true or false. If false, correct the statement.
Photosynthesis is important in releasing oxygen to keep the atmosphere in balance.
The reactions of photosynthesis make up a biochemical pathway.
What is the end product of light and dark reactions of photosynthesis?
______ food is made in their green stems.
Expand the abbreviation - NADP.
Name four essentials for photosynthesis.
