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A potted plant having variegated leaves was exposed to sunlight for 3 hours. One of the leaves was plucked and tested for starch. What will be your observation after the starch test?
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After conducting the starch test, the green leaf portion turns blue, indicating starch presence, confirming photosynthesis due to chlorophyll. Non-green parts lack chlorophyll, don't photosynthesize, and show no starch-related colour change.