The study of photosynthesis involved several key milestones: 1. Joseph Priestley (1770) demonstrated the role of air (restoration of air by plants). 2. Jan Ingenhousz (1779) showed that sunlight is essential and plants release oxygen. 3. Julius von Sachs (1854) provided evidence for the production of glucose (stored as starch). 4. T.W. Engelmann (1888) used Cladophora to plot the first action spectrum, leading to the understanding of absorption spectra of chlorophyll.
Based on the timeline: - Role of air (Priestley, 1770) - Release of oxygen (Ingenhousz, 1779) - Production of glucose (Sachs, 1854) - Absorption spectra (Engelmann, 1888)
Final Answer: Option (C)
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