Question:

The experiment material used by Van Neil, to prove that O comes out from water was studied on

Updated On: Aug 15, 2022
  • Chlorella pyrenoidosa
  • Cladophora
  • purple & green sulphur bacteria
  • blue green algae
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The Correct Option is C

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By studying purple sulphur bacteria and green sulphur bacteria, Cornelius Van Niel was the first scientist to demonstrate that photosynthesis is a light-dependent redox reaction in 1931, in which hydrogen from an oxidizable compound reduces carbon dioxide to cellular materials. This can be expressed as: 2 HA + CO $\to$ 2A + CHO + HO, where A is the electron acceptor. His discovery predicted that HO is the hydrogen donor in green plant photosynthesis and is oxidized to O.
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Concepts Used:

Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

Processes Of Photosynthesis in Higher Plants:

Photosynthesis in higher plants involves the following processes:

  • Light Reaction
  • Dark Reaction

Light Reaction:

  • This phenomenon occurs in the presence of light.
  • The pigment absorbs light and produces energy in the form of ATP.
  • The process involves- absorption of light, water splitting, the release of oxygen, and formation of ATP and NADPH.

Dark Reaction:

This process occurs in the absence of light in the stroma of the chloroplasts. The following cycles are involved in the process:

  1. Calvin Cycle (C3 Cycle)
  2. C4 Cycle (Hatch and Slack Pathway)