Who inferred that oxygen released by green plants comes from water?
AMelvin Calvin
BCornelius van Niel
CJulius von Sachs
DJan Ingenhousz
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Cornelius van Niel
Van Niel's work on sulphur bacteria showed hydrogen comes from the donor, so plant O2 must come from H2O.
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