Photosynthesis is an important mode of autotrophic nutrition. The event which does not occur in photosynthesis is ___________________.
A
Conversion of light energy to chemical energy
B
Reduction of carbon dioxide to carbohydrate
C
Oxidation of carbon to carbondioxide
D
Absorption of light energy by chlorophyll
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During photosynthesis carbon dioxide gets reduced to carbohydrate but there is no oxidation of carbon to carbon dioxide.
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