Statement I: Melvin Calvin used radioactive C14 in algal photosynthetic studies which led to the discovery that first CO2 fixation product was 3-carbon organic acid. Statement II: Calvin proposed that plants convert light energy to chemical energy.

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Statement I: Melvin Calvin used radioactive C14 in algal photosynthetic studies which led to the discovery that first CO2 fixation product was 3-carbon organic acid. Statement II: Calvin proposed that plants convert light energy to chemical energy. (A) Only statement I is correct (B) Only statement II is correct (C) Both statements I and II are correct (D) Both statements I and II are incorrect

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Correct answer is (c) Both statements I and II are correct

Q. Statement I : Melvin Calvin used radioactive C14​ in algal photosynthetic studies which led to the discovery that first CO2​ fixation product was 3-carbon organic acid. Statement II : Calvin proposed that plants convert light energy to chemical energy.

Only statement I is correct

Only statement II is correct

Both statements I and II are correct

Both statements I and II are incorrect

Correct answer is (c) Both statements I and II are correct

Q. Statement I : Melvin Calvin used radioactive $C_{14}$ in algal photosynthetic studies which led to the discovery that first $C O_{2}$ fixation product was $3$ -carbon organic acid.
Statement II : Calvin proposed that plants convert light energy to chemical energy.