NEET Biology question

Statement 1: The C4-photosynthetic pathway is more efficient than the C3-pathway. Statement 2: Photorespiration is suppressed in C4-plants.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for AssertionCorrect
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is False
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (B)

Solution

Both statements are independently true: the C4-pathway is indeed more photosynthetically efficient than the C3-pathway, and photorespiration is indeed effectively suppressed in C4-plants. However, the suppression of photorespiration is only one of several contributing factors

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