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A plant is kept in a dark cupboard for about 48 hours before conducting any experiment on photosynthesis to:
Options
Remove starch from the plant
Ensure that starch is not translocated from the leaves
Remove chlorophyll from the leaf of the plant
Remove starch from the experimental leaf
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Solution
Ensure that starch is not translocated from the leaves
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