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-plant minimises the photorespiration because -plants

a)

Use PEPcase to initiate  fixation

b)

Do not carry out the Calvin cycle in low  level

c)

Exclude Calvin cycle

d)

Show photorespiration



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-plant minimises the photorespiration because -plants

a)

Use PEPcase to initiate  fixation

b)

Do not carry out the Calvin cycle in low  level

c)

Exclude Calvin cycle

d)

Show photorespiration

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Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -

(a)

-plants have very little photorespiration because its initial carbon fixation is done by PEP carboxylase not by Rubisco. Beside this, -plant generate their own  by decarboxylation of  acids in bundle sheath. Due to these reasons, the -plants minimise photorespiration

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