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प्रश्न
Study the diagram given below and fill in the blanks with suitable words:
In order to prove that carbon dioxide is necessary for
(a) ______, a potted plant is placed in dark for 48 hours to (b) ______ the leaves. A part of a leaf is inserted into a conical flask containing potassium hydroxide solution. This is to absorb (c) ______ from the flask. The plant is then placed in sunlight for a few hours. The experimental leaf is tested for starch. The part of the leaf that was inside the conical flask turns (d) ______, whereas the part of the left outside turns (e) ______ in colour.
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उत्तर
(a) Photosynthesis, a potted plant is placed in dark for 48 hours to (b) destarch the leaves. A part of a leaf is inserted into a conical flask containing potassium hydroxide solution. This is to absorb (c) carbon dioxide from the flask. The plant is then placed in sunlight for a few hours. The experimental leaf is tested for starch. The part of the leaf that was inside the conical flask turns (d) colourless, whereas the part of the left outside turns (e) blue-black in colour.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The individual flattened stacks of membranous structures inside the chloroplasts are known as :
A. Grana
B. Stroma
C. Thylakoids
D. Cristae
The diagram alongside represents an experiment conducted to prove the importance of a factor in photosynthesis.
Study the same and then answer the questions that follow:
(i) Name the factor being studied in his experiment.
(ii) Why was the plant kept in a dark room before conducting the experiment?
(iii}Why was the experimental leaf then kept in
1. boiling water 2. methylated spirit?
(iv) Name the solution used to test for the presence of starch in the leaf.
(v) What will we observe in the experimental leaf at the end of the starch test?
(vi) Give a balanced chemical equation to represent the process of photosynthesis.
Choose the correct answer:
Which one of the following is the best reason for leaving a plant in a dark place before carrying out experiments on photosynthesis?
Give some adaptations in green leaf photosynthesis.
Write an experiment to demonstrate that CO2 is necessary for photosynthesis.
Explain the Term Free Energy.
Explain the term Photosynthetic Membrane.
Complete the following sentence with appropriate word:
A plant that does not perform photosynthesis is _______.
