Back to Practice

AIPMT PRELIMS2008Botany-Plant Physiology

AIPMT PRELIMS 2008 Botany Photosynthesis MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-conceptual-Medium-Class 11

In leaves of $C^{-4}$ plants malic acid synthesis during CO₂ fixation occurs in:

A

bundle sheath

B

guard cells

C

epidermal cells

D

mesophyll cells

Correct Answer

Option D

Detailed Explanation

In $C^{-4}$ plants, CO₂ fixation occurs in the mesophyll cells where malic acid is synthesized as part of the $C^{-4}$ pathway.

Found an issue with this question?

Related Questions

More from Plant Physiology

In a ring girdled plant:

More from 2008

Which of the following compounds is not chiral?

StereochemistryChemistry

With which one of the following elements silicon should be doped so as to give p-type of semiconductor?

SemiconductorsPhysics

Injury to vagus nerve in humans is not likely to affect

Neural Control and CoordinationZoology

Explore More Questions

All Botany Questions Photosynthesis in Higher Plants Questions AIPMT PRELIMS 2008 PYQ