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प्रश्न
The solvent used to dissolve the chlorophyll pigments while testing a leaf for starch is Soda lime.
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उत्तर
The solvent used to dissolve the chlorophyll pigment while testing a leaf for starch is methylated spirit.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Short answer question.
What is the source of energy for photosynthesis?
In the flowering plants, food is transported in the form of ______.
On a bright sunny day, water weeds growing in an aquarium were actively giving off bubbles of gas. Use this information to answer questions that follow:
- Name the process occurring in the water weed that has resulted in the evolution of these bubbles.
- Of what gas do these bubbles consist?
- Briefly describe the reactions occurring in the leaves of the water weeds leading to the evolution of these bubbles.
- Give an overall balanced chemical equation to represent the process named in (i) above.
What is meant by a destarched plant? How can it be destarched?
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.
Name the following:
In-plant cells, carbohydrates are stored in which form.
The gas given out during photosynthesis is _____.
State whether true or false. If false, correct the statement.
Photosynthesis produces glucose and carbon dioxide.
The reactions of photosynthesis make up a biochemical pathway.
What is the end product of light and dark reactions of photosynthesis?
The raw material which is reduced during photosynthesis is ______.
