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Respiration in Plants: Integration MCQ

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Question

If oxygen becomes limiting in a plant tissue, pyruvate may be diverted into:

  1. A
    Fermentation pathway
    Correct
  2. B
    Calvin cycle
  3. C
    Only phloem loading
  4. D
    Only transpiration

Correct answer

Fermentation pathway

Explanation

Low oxygen shifts metabolism toward anaerobic routes.