Oxygen released during Photosynthesis of green plant comes from the breakdown of which of the following? A) Carbon dioxide B) Fatty acid C) Carbohydrate D) Water
Option D) Oxygen liberated during photosynthesis comes from the splitting or hydrolysis of water in the green plants. Cornelius van Niel experimentally proved for the first time that the oxygen liberated during photosynthesis comes from water and not from carbon dioxide.