Which one of the following first discovered the role of light in photosynthesis?

Sachs

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lngenhousz

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Solution

The correct option is D lngenhousz
Jan Ingenhousz wrote the photosynthesis equation after discovering light energy was needed for plants. Jan Ingenhousz - the Dutch scientist is best known for discovering photosynthesis by showing that light is essential to the process by which green plants absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
So, the correct option is, 'Ingenhousz'.

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