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Why do we use iodine solution when we investigate weather plants need carbon dioxide for photosynthesis?

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Why do we use iodine solution when we investigate weather plants need carbon dioxide for photosynthesis?

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  1. Production of starch is one way of detecting that photosynthesis ( CO2 (!!!) + water (+ chlorophyll + energy ) > carbohydrates + oxygen ) has occurred and iodine solution is an easy way to detect starch; it  reacts uniquely with starch to form a blue-black or purple color.

    More info "photosynthesis":

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photosynthe...

    "iodine reaction with starch:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starch

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