A plant is placed in a sealed box with sufficient air, water and sunlight for several...

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A plant is placed in a sealed box with sufficient air, water andsunlight for several months. A chemical is added to the chamberthat immediately adds electrons to all the oxygen in the chamber.Assume plants cannot perform fermentation. Also remember that gasdiffuses freely across membranes and cell walls.
Which of the following is most likely if the plant is left inthe chamber
the plant will die because it will be unable to dorespiration
the plant will die because it can no longer perform the lightreactions
the plant will die because it will not be able to go throughthe Calvin cycle
the plant will live because it can perform glycolysis
the plant will live because it does not require oxygen formetabolism

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In the given scenario when electron is added to oxygen then oxygen cannot perform as electron acceptor and will not be available to the plant or we can say that now plant is in See Answer

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