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What was the conclusion of Jan Baptist van Helmont's willow tree experiment?
What was the conclusion of Jan Baptist van Helmont's willow tree experiment?
- Plants take most of their biomass from the soil
- Plants take most of their weight from gases
- Plants take most of their weight from water (correct)
- Plants take most of their weight from the air
What did Joseph Priestley observe in his experiments with a mouse, a candle, and a sprig of mint?
What did Joseph Priestley observe in his experiments with a mouse, a candle, and a sprig of mint?
- The plant revives the air for the mouse and the candle (correct)
- The plant spends the air for the mouse and the candle
- The plant and the candle behave similarly when covered
- The mouse and the candle both produce oxygen
What did Jan Ingenhousz and Jean Senebier discover about the air in the late 1700s?
What did Jan Ingenhousz and Jean Senebier discover about the air in the late 1700s?
- The air is only reviving in the night time
- The air is not involved in photosynthesis
- CO2 is disassembled by plants
- The air is only reviving in the day time (correct)
What did Thomas Engelmann's experiment using a crystal prism reveal about photosynthetic pigments?
What did Thomas Engelmann's experiment using a crystal prism reveal about photosynthetic pigments?
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What does Frederick Blackman's 1905 experiment reveal about the two stages of photosynthesis?
What does Frederick Blackman's 1905 experiment reveal about the two stages of photosynthesis?
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