NEET Biology question

The C4-plants are different from the C3-plants with reference to the

(A)Types of pigments involved in photosynthesis
(B)The number of NADPH that are consumed in preparing sugar
(C)Types of end product of photosynthesis
(D)The substance that accepts carbon dioxide in carbon assimilation and first stable productCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

In C3-plants, RuBP (a 5-C compound) accepts CO2 to form the first stable 3-C product, 3-phosphoglyceric acid (PGA). In C4-plants, PEP (a 3-C compound) accepts CO2

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