NEET BIOLOGY

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A student conducts an experiment by collecting the gas given off by a green plant in bright sunlit at room temperature. The gas being collected is probably
A
water
B
carbon dioxide
C
oxygen
D
ATP
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The gas given off will most probably be oxygen gas. On a bright sunny day, plants will undergo the process of photosynthesis. It is the process by which green plants manufacture food.

Detailed explanation-2: -Once they have water and carbon dioxide, they can use energy from sunlight to make their food. The leftovers from making the plant food is another gas called oxygen. This oxygen is released from the leaves into the air.

Detailed explanation-3: -Oxygen. This is a classic experiment to demonstrate that oxygen is produced during photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Within the plant cell, the water is oxidized, meaning it loses electrons, while the carbon dioxide is reduced, meaning it gains electrons. This transforms the water into oxygen and the carbon dioxide into glucose. The plant then releases the oxygen back into the air, and stores energy within the glucose molecules.

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