Botany-C4 Pathway
NEET Botany C4 Pathway Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Easy-Class 11
Assertion (A): The primary CO2 acceptor in the C4 pathway is phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP). | Reason (R): The mesophyll cells in C4 plants contain the RuBisCO enzyme.
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 the C4 pathway is phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP), but the mesophyll cells lack the RuBisCO enzyme. Instead, they contain PEP carboxylase.
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