AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-2004

  • question_answer
    Autoradiography technique was used to

    A)                  trace the path of carbon in photosynthesis

    B)                  establish that the oxygen evolved during photosynthesis is by photolysis of water molecule

    C)                  study photorespiration in certain plants              

    D)                  find out the absorption maximum of chlorophyll pigments

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                     Auto radio graphy is an experimental technique, in which a radioactive specimen is placed in contact with a photographic plate, so as to produce a record of the distribution of radioactivity in the specimen. Calvin Benson and their colleagues grow Chlorella and Scenedesmus in radioactive \[^{14}C\] rich \[C{{O}_{2}}\] environment. The path of \[C{{O}_{2}}\]fixation is traced by autoradiography.


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