OCR GCSE Combined Science A · J250
Specification B1.4d · Biology Paper 1
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GCSE Combined Science · key term
Removing stored starch from a plant by keeping it in darkness, so that the plant uses its starch reserves without replacing them through photosynthesis.
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Specification B1.4d · Biology Paper 1
Biology, Combined Science
Keeping a plant in darkness so that stored starch is used up, providing leaves without starch at the start of an investigation.
Revise: Photosynthesis: Processes and RequirementsStored starch is broken down to provide glucose for cellular respiration, gradually using up the starch reserves. This is called destarching.
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