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— Found in human beings, ab cockroach owls lizards ete TEST FO) {0 Boil some rice grains or fresh potato pieces in atest tube containing some water (i) Add few drops of brown coloured iodine solution in this test tube. \tii)_A blue-black colour appears indicating the presence of starch, Oo show that sunlight is necesSary for photosynthesis j Requirements : Destarched potted plant, black paper, iodine, alcohol, water, beaker, tripod Sauze, burner or spirit lamp, clips. A plant can be destarched by keeping in dark for 48 hours. Destarching omnes ae be carried out by wrapping the leaves in black paper or aluminium foil od : it. ® Cover the upper surface of leaf with black paper having a design cut on ” Clip the paper firmly with the leaf. AD Keep this potted ht for 6-8 hours. i plant in the sunligl — oe liv) Remove the leaf and put it in alcohol in the beaker. Dee the alcohol oe ‘ t. Boil by keeping the beaker having alcohol and leaf, in another beaket iin ‘ake out the leaf and wash Temoves the chi hyll and leaf turns pale. T: : leaf on slide or watch glass, Put few drops of iodine solution onthe leaf To show that chlorophyll is necessary for photosynthesis Requirements : V ariegated leaf (with some green and white or yellow patches) of Coleus, Money plant or Croton Otte requirements are same as for starch text. é Method : ‘eae (@ Destarch the potted plant as discussed above (i) Keep the plant in sunlight for 6-8 hours. : (ii) Do the starch test on a variegated leaf | Observation : Only green patches of variegated leaf take on e ee PaTores } blue-black colour. Other parts remain unchanged. eee nes J | oe Photoeynihesis takes place only in chlorophyll- Fig. 13. Te ber = lorophyll is } s \ containing patches of lea necesea rosynthesis. ox > of org : 4 on = be oe —_ tr To show that carbon dioxide is necessary ye for photosynthesis if a Requirement : Potted plant, two conical Fs flasks with split cork, potassium hydroxide ie solution. Other requirements are same as for ; starch test a «s Method : a @ Destarch the potted plant as discussed ONC, 2 ste above.

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