Scientists used radioactive hydrogen to make water. They grew plants using the radioactive water. What happened to the radioactive hydrogen during photosynthesis?(1 point)

Responses

It was recycled when water was formed.
It was recycled when water was formed.

It was recycled when light energy was formed.
It was recycled when light energy was formed.

It was recycled when glucose was formed.
It was recycled when glucose was formed.

It was recycled when hydrogen gas was formed.

1 answer

During photosynthesis, the radioactive hydrogen from the water (H2O) used by the plants is incorporated into glucose (C6H12O6) when carbon dioxide is fixed in the Calvin cycle. Therefore, the most accurate response to what happened to the radioactive hydrogen during photosynthesis is:

It was recycled when glucose was formed.

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