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प्रश्न
PEP is primary CO2 acceptor in ______.
पर्याय
C4 plants
C3 plants
C2 plants
Both C3 and C4 plants
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उत्तर
PEP is primary CO2 acceptor in C4 plants.
Explanation:
PEP is absent in C3 plants and PEP carboxylase is also absent.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
RuBisCo is an enzyme that acts both as a carboxylase and oxygenase. Why do you think RuBisCo carries out more carboxylation in C4 plants?
Give comparison between the following:
Anatomy of leaf in C3 and C4 plants
In the maize plant, \[\ce{CO2}\] fixation occurs in both mesophyll and bundle sheath cells. The enzymes involved in these cells for the process respectively are, ______.
The first stable product of CO2 fixation in sorghum is ______.
The first stable product of CO2 fixation in sorghum is ______
The enzyme that is not found in a C3 plant is ______.
When CO2 is added to PEP, the first stable product synthesised is ______.
Some of these terms/chemicals are associated with the C4 cycle. Explain.
Hatch slack pathway
Some of these terms/chemicals are associated with the C4 cycle. Explain.
Calvin cycle
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In what kind of plants do you come across ‘Kranz’ anatomy? To which conditions are those plants better adapted? How are these plants better adapted than the plants which lack this anatomy?
Observe the diagram and answer the following.

- Which group of plants exibits these two types of cells?
- What is the first product of C4 cycle?
- Which enzyme is there in bundle sheath cells and mesophyll cells?
Under what conditions are C4 plants superior to C3?
What special anatomical features are displayed by leaves of C4 plants? How do they provide advantage over the structure of C3 plants?
