PGA as the first CO_2 fixation product was discovered in photosynthesis of

Correct answer: D. algae The use of radioactive ^ 14 C by Melvin Calvin in algal (Chlorella) photosynthesis studies led to the discovery that the first CO_2 fixation product was a 3-carbon organic acid. The first product identified was 3-phosphoglyceric acid (PGA).

NEET 2010

Exam: NEET
Year: 2010
Subject: Botany
Chapter: Respiration in Plants

NEET 2010 · Botany · Respiration in Plants

PGA as the first CO_2 fixation product was discovered in...

PGA as the first

\mathrm{CO}_2

fixation product was discovered in photosynthesis of

Options

Abryophyte
Bgymnosperm
Cangiosperm
Dalgae

Correct answer

D. algae

Step-by-step solution

The use of radioactive

{ }^{14} \mathrm{C}

by Melvin Calvin in algal (Chlorella) photosynthesis studies led to the discovery that the first

\mathrm{CO}_2

fixation product was a 3-carbon organic acid. The first product identified was 3-phosphoglyceric acid (PGA).

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