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Multiple choice biology constitutes of diet nutrients and foodstuffs simple test for nutrients test for nutrients

The presence of starch in leaves can be tested with

  1. Iodine solution.

  2. Copper sulphate solution.

  3. Lime water.

  4. Benedict's solution.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Starch is an important food reserve present in the leaf of the plant. The Iodine test is used to test for the presence of starch. Iodine solution where the iodine dissolved in an aqueous solution of potassium iodide reacts with the starch, producing a purple-black color.

So, the correct answer is option A.