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Suppose there were plants that had a high concentration of Chlorophll-b, but lacked chlorophyll-a would it carry out photosyntesis? Then why do plants have chlorophyll-b and other accessory pigments?

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  8. Give comparison between the following : Anatomy of leaf in C3 and C4

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  9. Define photosynthesis.

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  10. What does the variegated leaf experiment of photosynthesis prove?

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  11. What does the half-leaf experiment on photosynthesis indicate?

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  12. Who showed that the green parts in plants only make glucose?

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  13. Name the organism Englemann used in his experiment.

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  14. Who first proposed that oxygen liberated in photosynthesis comes from ...

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  15. Name the hydrogen donor for carbon dioxide reduction in : green plants

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  17. Write the simple equation of photosynthesis as given by Van Neil.

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  18. Name the technique used for the separation of leaf pigments.

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  19. What is a pigment?

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  20. Where are the photosynthetic pigments located in a chloroplast?

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