PGA as the first $\mathrm{CO}_2$ fixation product was discovered in photosynthesis of

PGA as the first $\mathrm{CO}_2$ fixation product was discovered in photosynthesis of
  1. bryophyte
  2. gymnosperm
  3. angiosperm
  4. algae

Solution

The use of radioactive ${ }^{14} \mathrm{C}$ by Melvin Calvin in algal (Chlorella) photosynthesis studies led to the discovery that the first $\mathrm{CO}_2$ fixation product was a 3-carbon organic acid. The first product identified was 3-phosphoglyceric acid (PGA).

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