Question R12 Q3 - NSB Regional 2007

In early experiments in the mid-1900's, the source and fate of oxygen involved in photosynthesis was mostly determined through experiments that used:

W) animals in closed containers that would die unless a plant was introduced into the container

X) a heavy isotope of oxygen as a tracer

Y) fluorescent labeling of various enzymes and organic products

Z) simple accounting of the atomic mass of all the reactants and products

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