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Do green
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Introduction:
Glucose, starch and cellulose
are some of the carbohydrates produced by plants. In fact both the
starch and cellulose are the polymers of glucose. Starches are
carbohydrates in which 300 to 1000 glucose units join together.
Cellulose molecules are polymers of about 1500 glucose units.
Grains, barley, rice, corn and potato are among the high starch
plant products humans and animals consume as food. |
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Where is the starch made and do plants
need light to produce starch?
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Project
description:
In this project you will study to see if
starch is being produced in the leaves and if light is necessary for the
production of starch. You will use a house plant for your experiment.
You will need access to the sunlight or you must use artificial light
for your experiment. You will need about two weeks to complete your
experiments. |
Details
of this project:
More details or support for this project is available for the
members of ScienceProject.com web site. Materials
needed for experiment such as the starch test indicator may be purchased
from MiniScience.com. |
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