NEET 2010 · Class 11

Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

PGA as the first CO2 fixation product was discovered in photosynthesis of

  1. (A)bryophyte
  2. (B)gymnosperm
  3. (C)angiosperm
  4. (D)alga

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The use of radioactive $^{14}C$ by him in algal photosynthesis studies led to the discovery that the first $CO_2$ fixation product was a 3-carbon organic acid.

Chapter
Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
Section
11.7 WHERE ARE THE ATP AND NADPH USED?

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0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that the discovery of PGA as the first CO2 fixation product came from 'algal photosynthesis studies', which directly and conclusively identifies algae as the organism where this discovery was made.

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