hypothesis 1: water (h2o) is the source of the o2 released in photosynthesis. hypothesis 2: carbon dioxide (co2) is the source of the o2 released in photosynthesis. hypothesis 3: both h2o and co2 release o2 in photosynthesis. hypothesis 4: o2 released during photosynthesis is derived from something other than h2o or co2 the experiment was designed to distinguish among which of the alternative hypotheses?