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2. Write a word equation for the process of photosynthesis.

3. Why do plants test positive for starch?​

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Carbon dioxide + water ————> Glucose + oxygen


Glucose is stored by plants as starch, which plants use as food, the presence of starch in a leaf is evidence of photosynthesis, because starch formation requires photosynthesis.
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