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Q. $ C_{4} $ plants differ from $ C_{3} $ plants in respect to

AMUAMU 2007

Solution:

In $ C_{3} $ plants, $ CO_{2} $ combines with $RuBP$ to form phosphoglyceric acid, on the other hand in $ C_{4} $ plants, $ CO_{2} $ is first picked up by phosphoenol pyruvate $(PEP) $ to form oxalocetic acid.