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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