AIIMS2006Botany-Plant Physiology
AIIMS 2006 Botany Photosynthesis Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-conceptual-Medium-Class 11
Assertion : Photosynthetically C₄ plants are less efficient than C₃ plants.
Reason : The operation of C₄ pathway requires the involvement of only bundle-sheath cells.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
B
Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
C
Assertion is true but Reason is false
D
Both Assertion and Reason are false
Correct Answer
Option D
Detailed Explanation
C4 plants are those plants that produce C4 compound like malic acid or aspartic acid as the first stable compound of CO2 fixation cycle.
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