Given below are two statements: Statement I: The primary CO 2 acceptor in C 4 plants is phosphoenolpyruvate and is found in the mesophyll cells. Statement II : Mesophyll cells of C 4 plants lack RuBisCo enzyme. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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Phosphoenolpyruvate or PEP is the 3C compound and acts as the primary carbon dioxide acceptor in the mesophyll cells of C 4 plants, leading to the formation of OAA, C 4 acid. Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase (RuBisCO) is an enzyme found in the mesophyll cells present within the C 3 plants. In C 4 plants, this enzyme is found in the bundle sheath cells.