(a) State two ways in which the mesophyll layer of the leaf is adapted for photosynthesis (b) In the test for starch in a leaf, why is the leaf boiled in warm alcohol?
Explanation
(a) (i) It posses chloroplast which is the main centre for photosynthesis (ii) it has air spaces in which carbon (iv) oxide accumulates and is used to carry out photosynthesis (b) in order to remove the chlorophyll