Multiple choice

Who demonstrated that photosynthesis is essentially a light-dependent reaction in which hydrogen from a suitable oxidisable compound reduces carbon dioxide?

  1. Cornelius van Niel

  2. T.W Engelmann

  3. Julius von Sachs

  4. Jan Ingenhousz

  5. Joseph Priestley

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Explanation

Cornelius van Niel, based on his studies of purple and green bacteria, demonstrated that photosynthesis is essentially a light-dependent reaction in which hydrogen from a suitable oxidisable compound reduces carbon dioxide.