Name three stains which are generally  used to stain plant and animal cell. Can any one stain out of them be used to test presence of starch?

Stains used to stain plant or animal cell are crystal violet, Safranin, Methylene blue and iodine stain. Iodine stain is used to test the presence of starch in plant cells turning the area of plant cell having starch into blue/ black in colour.

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