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40. Fat storage. Oil-globules in a seed. 



41. Protein storage. Aleurone grains in a seed, 



ENZYME ACTION. 



42. Action of the diastase of germinating seeds on starch. 



To a dilute solution of starch containing iodine is added : 



(a) Liquid obtained by grinding germinating seeds in water and filtering ; 



(6) Liquid obtained by grinding non-germinating seeds in water and filtering. 



43. (N) Action of the diastase of germinating seeds in causing the appearance 

 of sugar in the seeds. 



(a) Fehling's solution is not reduced by starch but is reduced by maltose. 



(b) The liquid obtained by grinding dry seeds in water does not reduce Fehling's 



solution while the liquid from sprouting seeds reduces it. 



