Class 11 · Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

Historical Development of Photosynthesis — NEET Biology

📚 Practice Concept
📖 NCERT Source

It is interesting to learn about those simple experiments that led to a gradual development in our understanding of photosynthesis.

NCERT Biology · Class 11 · Chapter 11 · Paragraph 9
Practice This Concept
QuestionPractice Question

Arrange the following major discoveries in the understanding of photosynthesis in chronological order from earliest to most recent: A. Demonstration that plants restore the quality of air. B. Proof that sunlight is indispensable for oxygen release by green plant parts. C. Evidence for glucose (starch) formation in plants and location of chlorophyll. D. Description of the first action spectrum of photosynthesis using filamentous algae and bacteria. E. Proposal that oxygen evolved during photosynthesis originates from water. F. Mapping of the pathway of carbon assimilation using C14.

Through deep analysis of NEET and NTA, 88 of 90 questions from the NEET 2026 paper were matched straight from the MedicNEET Biology question bank.

88/90
of the NEET 2026 Biology paper matched from the MedicNEET question bank

MedicNEET's Biology question bank is built from the same NCERT lines NTA picks repeatedly. Not random MCQs — questions crafted exactly like NTA crafts them.

88 of 90 NEET 2026 Biology questions traced to MedicNEET10,000+ Biology questionsHindi + English
Free to start · Hindi + English · 10,000+ questions · NEET 2026 pattern
Related Concepts from Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
📘Practice all 37 NEET PYQs from Photosynthesis in Higher Plants🔍See full Photosynthesis in Higher Plants PYQ Analysis