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Q. A example of CAM plant is

AMUAMU 2015Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

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Crassulacean acid metabolism $(C A M)$ is a mechanism of photosynthesis which involves double fixation of $CO _{2}$-initial PEP case fixation and final RuB is $CO$ fixation of $CO _{2}$, in the same cells but at different times, i.e., night and day. In $CAM$ plants stomata remain closed during the daytime and open only at night. Snake plant (Sanseviera trifasciata) is a $C A M$ plant