Why C 4 and C 3 plants are so called?

The glucose formation takes place in the biosynthetic phase (dark reaction) of photosynthesis. In most plants, the primary carbon dioxide acceptor during dark reaction is a 5C compound, RuBP that undergo carboxylation to form two molecules of 3C phosphoglyceric acid (PGA). It is the first stable product, hence it is called C 3 cycle. Such types of plants in which the first stable product is a 3-carbon PGA is called C 3 plants. Certain plants possess a special kind of anatomical structure known as Kranz anatomy. In these plants, a type of dark reaction occurs in which phosphoenol pyruvic acid (PEP) undergoes carboxylation in the presence of an enzyme PEP carboxylase, known as C 4 cycle. The first stable product in this cycle is a four-carbon compound oxaloacetic acid (OAA), Hence. C 4 plants called so.

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A TEXT BOOK OF BIOLOGY CLASS 11>Chapter 12 - Photosynthesis>EXERCISE>Q 28

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Mention three differences between $C_{3}$ and $C_{4}$ plants.

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A TEXT BOOK OF BIOLOGY CLASS 11>Chapter 12 - Photosynthesis>EXERCISE>Q 29

State the differences between Calvin cycle and Hatch and Slack cycle.

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A TEXT BOOK OF BIOLOGY CLASS 11>Chapter 12 - Photosynthesis>EXERCISE>Q 30

Why C₄ and C₃ plants are so called?

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A TEXT BOOK OF BIOLOGY CLASS 11>Chapter 12 - Photosynthesis>EXERCISE>Q 1

Write about the outline concept of light and dark reaction phases of photosynthesis.

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A TEXT BOOK OF BIOLOGY CLASS 11>Chapter 12 - Photosynthesis>EXERCISE>Q 2

What do you mean by carbon assimilation ? Describe the dark reaction phase of photosynthesis.

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A TEXT BOOK OF BIOLOGY CLASS 11>Chapter 12 - Photosynthesis>EXERCISE>Q 3

What is photon? Give an account of the light reactions (photosystems) in photosynthesis. Write about the outline concept of light and dark reaction phases.

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A TEXT BOOK OF BIOLOGY CLASS 11>Chapter 12 - Photosynthesis>EXERCISE>Q 4

Write what you know about the major photosynthetic pigments?

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A TEXT BOOK OF BIOLOGY CLASS 11>Chapter 12 - Photosynthesis>EXERCISE>Q 5

Describe in short the major components of photosynthesis.

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