Experiments Conducted to Prove the Formation of Starch in Plants
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Question
The amount of CO2 absorbed and O2 released during photosynthesis are in equal volumes was proved by
A
Engelmann
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Robert Mayer
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C
Priestley
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D
Boussingault
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Solution
The correct option is D Boussingault Photosynthesis and the respiration is a cycle which balances the level of gas in the atmosphere. Boussingault (1860) reported that the volume of CO2 absorbed is equal to the volume of O2 released. During the process of photosynthesis, the raw materials required was first explained by Boussingault.