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b) Explain why a leaf cannot be tested for starch by adding iodine solution directly.​

Both boiling steps help to soften the waxy cuticle covering the leaf, disrupt the cell membranes, and make it easier for the iodine to penetrate the cells. ... When iodine comes into contact with starch, the color changes from a yellow-brown to a very dark blue.

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given bodies of water

pacific / arctic / indian / southern

[ a ] the caribbean sea

[ b ] the northern ocean

[ c ] the atlantic ocean

[ d ] the barents sea

with this being the given answers