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JIPMER 2019
Exam
JIPMER
Year
2019
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

JIPMER 2019 · Botany · Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

Kranz anatomy is found in

Kranz anatomy is found in

Options

  1. AC3\mathrm{C}_3-plants
  2. BOnly in monocots
  3. CBoth C4\mathrm{C}_4 and C3\mathrm{C}_3-plants
  4. DC4\mathrm{C}_4-plants

Correct answer

D. C4\mathrm{C}_4-plants

Step-by-step solution

Kranz anatomy is found in C4\mathrm{C}_4-plants.It refers to the presence of two types of chloroplasts agranal in bundle sheath cells and grand in mesophyll cells ,e.g. sugarcane, maize, etc. In these plants, the first stable product after the fixation of CO2\mathrm{CO}_2 is 4-c, dicarboxylic acid called Oxaloacetic Acid (OAA).
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