C4 AdvantageHardQuestion 13854
Question
C4 plants reduce photorespiration mainly by:
- AConcentrating CO2 around RuBisCO in bundle sheath cellsCorrect
- BRemoving chlorophyll from mesophyll cells
- COpening stomata only at night
- DStopping ATP formation
Correct answer
Concentrating CO2 around RuBisCO in bundle sheath cells
Explanation
Spatial separation allows C4 plants to raise CO2 concentration near RuBisCO.