NEETBotanyPhotosynthesis in Higher Plants
In the experiment to test starch formation, what type of leaf was partially covered with black paper and exposed to light?
Options
- AA completely green leaf
- BA variegated leaf
- CA dry leaf
- DA red leaf
Correct answer
B. A variegated leaf
Step-by-step solution
Let us try to find out what we already know about photosynthesis. Some simple experiments you may have done in the earlier classes have shown that chlorophyll (green pigment of the leaf), light and CO2 are required for photosynthesis to occur. Some simple experiments you may have done in the earlier classes have shown that chlorophyll (green pigment of the leaf), light and CO2 are required for photosynthesis to occur. The experiment to look for starch formation in two leaves – a variegated leaf or a leaf that was p