JIPMER 2008
- Exam
- JIPMER
- Year
- 2008
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
JIPMER 2008 · Botany · Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
In CAM plants, CO_2 acceptor is
In CAM plants, acceptor is
Options
- ARuBP
- BPEP
- COAA
- DPGA
Correct answer
B. PEP
Step-by-step solution
The process of photosynthesis in -plants and CAM (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism) is same. But instead of spatial separation of initial PEP case fixation and final Rubisco fixation of , the two steps occur in same cell but at different times, night and day, eg, Opuntia, pineapple, Vanilla. PEP (Phosphoenol Pyruvate) is the first acceptor of in CAM plants like -plants.