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B
Both carbon dioxide and water are reduced
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C
Carbon dioxide is oxidised and water reduced
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D
Carbon dioxide is reduced and water oxidised
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Solution
The correct option is D Carbon dioxide is reduced and water oxidised Photosynthesis is a process carried out by an organism in which light absorbing pigments chlorophyll, carotenoids and xanthophylls are present which help in the reduction of CO2 and oxidation of water.
6CO2+6H2O→C6H12O6+6O2
So the correct option is 'Carbon dioxide is reduced and water oxidised'.