Photosynthesis In Higher Plants Question 1
Question: Assertion : $ C_4 $ pathway of $ CO_2 $ fixation is found in some tropical plants. Reason : In this pathway $ CO_2 $ is fixed by 3C compound [AIIMS 1998]
Options:
A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D) If both the assertion and reason are false
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ C_4 $ pathway found in tropical angiosperms and called as Hatch and slack cycle.
Here $ CO_2 $ is fixed by 3C compound (phosphoenol pyruvate, PEP).
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