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Q. The stomata in CAM plants open during

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In certain plants, especially succulents, which grow under semi-arid conditions, atmospheric $ C{{O}_{2}} $ fixes in dark. The process was first observed in plants belonging to family-Crassulaceae hence, termed as crassulacean acid metabolism. In these plants stomata open during night and closed during day.