Overview of C2, C3 and C4 Pathways

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Overview of C2, C3 and C4 Pathways: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Differences between C3 and C4 Pathway and CAM Pathway.

Important Questions on Overview of C2, C3 and C4 Pathways

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How many ATP are used in dark reaction?

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Define Calvin cycle?

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What is dark reaction?

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Dark reaction is also called?

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What is the main purpose of the dark reaction?

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What is dark reaction explain briefly?

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The first stable product in the C3 plant is Phosphoglyceric acid.

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Match the plants in Column I with their features listed in the Column II, III and IV.

Column I: Types of plants Column II: Types of Photosynthesis Column III: Site of Calvin cycle Column IV: Time of stomata
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Rice CAM Mesophyll Day
Pineapple C4 Bundle Sheath Night
Sugarcane C3    

Choose the correct combination.

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CAM or Crassulacean Acid Metabolism is an alternative pathway of carbon fixation found in hydrophytes.

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Assertion (A): C4 plants show greater productivity of biomass than C3 plants.

Reason (R): Leaves of C4 plants have "Kranz anatomy" where bundle sheath cells lack Rubisco enzyme. As a result, C4 plants lack photorespiration.

The correct answer is

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One of the following combinations is correct with reference to photosynthesis

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Acid concentration in CAM plants is more at
 

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CAM plants are mostly

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Which part of the photosynthetic process does not require light and is temperature dependent?

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Fixation of CO2, by crassulacean acid metabolism, is the physiological adaptation in xerophytes and succulent plants. Explain? 

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For the same amount of CO2 fixed, a C4 plant in comparison to C3 plant loses only

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Which one of the following is an efficient converter of sunlight?

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Assertion (A): In C3 plants photosynthesis is more than C4 plants.
Reason (R): C4 plants have a shorter CO2 fixation cycle.

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The acid concentration in CAM plants is more at

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The common feature in CAM and C4 plants is________