Assertion: CAM plants lack structural compartmentation of leaf as found in C4 plants. Reason: Stomata of CAM plants are open during the day.

Question

Assertion: CAM plants lack structural compartmentation of leaf as found in C4 plants. Reason: Stomata of CAM plants are open during the day. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion (B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion (C) If assertion is true but reason is false (D) If both assertion and reason are false

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CAM plants do not exhibit the structural compartmentation as shown by C4 plants which exhibit kranz anatomy. CAM plants fix CO2 at night because their stomata are open at night and remain closed during the day.

Q. Assertion: CAM plants lack structural compartmentation of leaf as found in C₄ plants.
Reason : Stomata of CAM plants are open during the day.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

If assertion is true but reason is false

If both assertion and reason are false

CAM plants do not exhibit the structural compartmentation as shown by C₄ plants which exhibit kranz anatomy. CAM plants fix CO₂ at night because their stomata are open at night and remain closed during the day.

Q. Assertion: CAM plants lack structural compartmentation of leaf as found in C4 plants. Reason : Stomata of CAM plants are open during the day.