NEET Botany C4 Pathway Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): In the C4 pathway, the enzyme responsible for the initial fixation of CO2 is PEP carboxylase.
Reason (R): The mesophyll cells in the C4 pathway contain RuBisCO enzyme.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true but (R) is false.
(A) is false but (R) is true.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
The assertion is true as PEP carboxylase is the enzyme for CO2 fixation in the C4 pathway. The reason is false because mesophyll cells lack RuBisCO enzyme.
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