(a) What aspect of photosynthesis was being tested?
(b) Why was the plant placed in the dark before beginning the experiment?
(c) During the starch test, why was the leaf
(1) boiled in water
(2) boiled in methylated spirit
(d)Write a balanced chemical equation to represent the process of photosynthesis.
(e) Draw a neat diagram of a chloroplast and label its parts.
Solution _
- What aspect of photosynthesis was being tested?
Effect of sunlight on the rate of photosynthesis.
- Why was the plant placed in the dark before beginning the experiment?
To remove the starch from the leaves .
- During the starch test, why was the leaf
- boiled in water
to kill the cells
- boiled in methylated spirit
to remove chlorophyll
( d) Write a balanced chemical equation to represent the process of photosynthesis.
- Draw a neat diagram of a chloroplast and label its parts.