NEET Biology question

Biology Photosynthesis in Higher Plants NEET

Select the correct statement regarding the first stable product formed in the Hatch and Slack pathway in C4 plants.

(A)Oxaloacetate is formed by carboxylation of PEP in the bundle sheath cells
(B)Oxaloacetate is formed by carboxylation of PEP in the mesophyll cellsCorrect
(C)Phosphoglyceric acid is formed in the mesophyll cells
(D)Phosphoglyceric acid is formed in the bundle sheath cells

Answer: (B)

Solution

Oxaloacetate (OAA), the first stable product of the C4 pathway, is

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