Jan Ingenhousz
Jan Ingenhousz was a Dutch-born English scientist who is credited for the discovery of photosynthesis. It is the process wherein green plants absorb carbon dioxide and sunlight in order to release oxygen.
Ingenhousz demonstrated that oxygen (dephlogisticated air) was produced during photosynthesis by showing that plants release this gas in the presence of light. This was different from fixed air (carbon dioxide) because plants were observed to only release oxygen in the light, suggesting a direct relationship between the presence of light and the production of oxygen.
The F2 generation showed hidden traits in all plants of Mendel's experiments. This generation resulted from crossing the hybrid F1 generation plants, allowing recessive traits to resurface and become visible in the offspring.
Van Helmont proved that soil was not responsible for a tree's increase in mass by doing an experiment with a willow tree. He found that the tree grew by 74.4 kg without a comparable decrease in the soil's mass. Priestly discovered that plants release a gas into the air that supports combustion. Ingenhousz discovered that the plant in Priestley's experiment is depended on light and that the gas released by the plant is oxygen. Carbon dioxide was the source of carbon in plants.
the aerobic bacteria showed him the amount of oxygen produced since aerobic requires oxygen. the more bacteria produced, the more oxygen there had to have been, which means photosynthesis occurred the fastest where there was the greatest amount of bacteria.
Light
He proved that Priestley's experiment only worked when plants were exposed to sunlight. Concluding that Priestley had not performed his experiment without sunlight. Ingenhousz performed both in sun and dark presence.
Priestley discovered that plants released oxygen during photosynthesis, while Ingenhousz demonstrated that this process only occurred in the presence of sunlight. Together, their findings established the role of sunlight in the process of photosynthesis, with Priestley's work on oxygen production and Ingenhousz's work on the light-dependent nature of the process.
Priestley discovered that plants release oxygen in sunlight, while Ingehnousz showed that plants require sunlight to produce oxygen. Together, their discoveries led to the understanding that sunlight is necessary for photosynthesis and that plants play a crucial role in maintaining oxygen levels in the atmosphere.
Priestley discovered that plants release oxygen in the presence of light, while Ingenhousz found that plants only release oxygen in the presence of both light and green parts of the plant. Together, their discoveries laid the foundation for understanding photosynthesis as the process by which plants use light energy to produce oxygen and convert carbon dioxide into carbohydrates.
Joseph Priestly
Priestley's and Ingenhousz's experiments showed that light is necessary for plants to produce oxygen (right from the text book of "Prentice Hall Biology" Page 206 by Miller Levine).
In 1774 Joseph Priestley discovered oxygen. He conducted several experiments and one of them showed that plants release oxygen into the air.
In 1796 a Swiss botanist, Jean Senebier, showed that plants consume carbon dioxide and produce oxygen in the presence of light. His research was preceeded by the research of others who led the way to the final discovery.
Jan Ingenhousz was a Dutch-born English scientist who is credited for the discovery of photosynthesis. It is the process wherein green plants absorb carbon dioxide and sunlight in order to release oxygen.
Jean Senebier developed his theory of plant respiration after observing that plants consume oxygen and release carbon dioxide during photosynthesis. This led him to propose that plants have a respiratory process that involves the consumption of oxygen.
Ingenhousz demonstrated that oxygen (dephlogisticated air) was produced during photosynthesis by showing that plants release this gas in the presence of light. This was different from fixed air (carbon dioxide) because plants were observed to only release oxygen in the light, suggesting a direct relationship between the presence of light and the production of oxygen.