Botany-C4 Pathway
NEET Botany C4 Pathway Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Hard-Class 11
Assertion (A): The primary CO2 acceptor in C4 plants is phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP). | Reason (R): The enzyme RuBisCO is present in the mesophyll cells of C4 plants.
A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C
A is true but R is false.
D
A is false.
Correct Answer
Option C
Detailed Explanation
The primary CO2 acceptor in C4 plants is indeed phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP), but the reason is false because the mesophyll cells lack RuBisCO.
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