Oxygen present in the glucose molecule formed during photosynthesis is obtained from:

Water molecule

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Carbon dioxide molecule

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Chlorophyll

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Oxygen in air

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Solution

The correct option is B
Carbon dioxide molecule

The $O_{2}$ present in $C O_{2}$ molecule is used in the formation of glucose molecule during Calvin Benson cycle of photosynthesis.

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The oxygen molecule formed during photosynthesis comes from:

During photosynthesis, the oxygen in glucose comes from

(a) $C O_{2}$

(b) water

(d) oxygen via air

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