A student sets up an experiment on photosynthesis as follows :
He takes soda water in a glass tumbler and add chlorophyll into the contents and keeps the tumbler exposed to sunlight hoping that he has provided necessary ingredients for photosynthesis to proceed (viz. CO $_{2}$ , H $_{2}$ O, chlorophyll and light). What do you think will happen after a few hours of exposure of light?
Photosynthesis will take place and glucose will be produced.
Photosynthesis will take place and starch will be produced which will turn the mixture turbid.
Photosynthesis will not take place because CO $_{2}$ dissolved in soda water escapes into the atmosphere.
Photosynthesis will not take place because intact chloroplasts are needed for the process.

Question

A student sets up an experiment on photosynthesis as follows :
He takes soda water in a glass tumbler and add chlorophyll into the contents and keeps the tumbler exposed to sunlight hoping that he has provided necessary ingredients for photosynthesis to proceed (viz. CO $_{2}$ , H $_{2}$ O, chlorophyll and light). What do you think will happen after a few hours of exposure of light?
Photosynthesis will take place and glucose will be produced.
Photosynthesis will take place and starch will be produced which will turn the mixture turbid.
Photosynthesis will not take place because CO $_{2}$ dissolved in soda water escapes into the atmosphere.
Photosynthesis will not take place because intact chloroplasts are needed for the process.

Toppr Admin · Accepted Answer

Photosynthesis is a process of food production that takes place in plants- algae and other photosynthetic organisms- For the process of photosynthesis to be complete- it requires- carbon dioxide- water- chlorophyll and light besides chloroplasts which are the complete photosynthetic units as they contain all the necessary enzymes-