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The starch in a variegated Coleus leaf is stored in the pigmented parts of the leaf. Coleus is a flowering plant is usually considered an ornamental plant because of its color.
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∙ 10y agostarch is found on the green part of the vareigated leaf because starch needs chlorophyll is needed for the producyion of sarch.
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Result of starch test on variegated leaves?
the leaf that contains starch will turn blue/black if not it will stay the same colour
Why do only some parts of a variegated leaf make starch?
Photosynthesis, the process by which glucose(and by proxy, starch) is produced requires chlorophyll, which gives leaves the green colour.
Where does the leaf convert glucose to so you can be stored?
it is temporarily stored as starch in the starch granules.moreover,it can also be converted to simpler sugars at night.
Why do coleus have hairs on their lower surface of the leaf?
To stop or slow down transpiration
Is starch stored in leaves of some plants?
after the plant photosynthesises, it has some left over glucose that the leaves covert into starch. The starch is then stored in the chlorophyl (the green pigment in the leaves). At night or in the dark, the plant can't photosynthesise so it respires the stored starch instead
What areas on a variegated leaf change colour?
in a variegated leaf only the green areas of the leaf turns blue black in colour when tested for starch what is the best way to explan that
Result of starch test on variegated leaves?
the leaf that contains starch will turn blue/black if not it will stay the same colour
What is the biological importance of variegated plants?
Leaves that do not have a uniform colour are called variegated leaves.
Why do only some parts of a variegated leaf make starch?
Photosynthesis, the process by which glucose(and by proxy, starch) is produced requires chlorophyll, which gives leaves the green colour.
What substances are in variegated leaves?
A leaf on a variegated plant is a leaf of different colors. Usually green and cream or pale brown.
Where does the leaf convert glucose to so you can be stored?
it is temporarily stored as starch in the starch granules.moreover,it can also be converted to simpler sugars at night.
Are pigments in variegated leaf photosythetic?
No the chloroplasts do
What is the scientific name of oregano leaf?
coleus amboinicus
Why is a variegated- leaf plant useful for demonstrating that chlorophyll is needed for photosynthesis?
Variegated leafed plant is useful for demonstrating that chlorophyll is needed for photosynthesis because variegated leaf is a plant which uses chlorophyll to absorb light so it can get its color
What is scientific name of mayana leaf?
Coleus blumei Benth.
Why do green leaves turn blue black when iodine is added?
because the leaves have photosynthesized- glucose is produced. therefore, the excess glucose is converted to starch. The starch is then stored in the leaf-starch is what causes the "green" leaf to turn blue black, as iodine turns blue-black when it reacts with starch.:P
What happen to the sugar produce in the leaf?
some of the sugar is consumed by the plant while the remaining sugar is left at the stem to be stored as starch
