Hatch and Slack Pathway or C4 Pathway

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Hatch and Slack Pathway or C4 Pathway: Overview

This topic contains concepts like C4 Cycle and Kranz Anatomy.

Important Questions on Hatch and Slack Pathway or C4 Pathway

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Suppose Euphorbia and Maize are grown in the tropical area. Which one of them is more efficient in terms of photosynthetic activity?

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Explain how photorespiration is avoided in C4 plants. 

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Describe C4 pathway with examples. 

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Which of the following is the first stable product of photosynthesis in maize?

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Which of the following shows chloroplast dimorphism?

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Describe Hatch-Slack cycle and give its importance.

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Write a note on the importance of C4 cycle

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The first stable product of the C4 cycle is

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Name the special anatomy found in the leaves of C4 plants, whether it is casparian or kranz.

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Suppose Euphorbia and Maize are grown in the tropical area.

(c) What difference do you think are there in their leaf anatomy?

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Who proposed the cycle of events leading to the fixation of CO2 in mesophyll and its reduction in bundle sheath

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Who demonstrated C4 pathway for the first time?

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Which of the following does not show the Hatch and Slack pathway?

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C4 plants are most efficient plants of tropical climate and

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As compare to a C3-plant, how many additional molecules of ATP are needed for net production of one molecule of hexose sugar by C4-plants?

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Presence of bundle sheath is a characteristic of

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Which of the following plant is not a C4 plant?

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''Kranz anatomy'' and ''dimorphic chloroplast'' are associated with: