NEET2022BotanyPhotosynthesis in Higher PlantsActual
What is the role of large bundle shealth cells found around the vascular bundles in C 4 plants?
Options
- ATo increase the number of chloroplast for the operation of Calvin cycle
- BTo enable the plant to tolerate high temperature
- CTo protect the vascular tissue from high light intensity
- DTo provide the site for photorespiratory pathway
Correct answer
A. To increase the number of chloroplast for the operation of Calvin cycle
Step-by-step solution
C 4 plants show: Chloroplast dimorphism. Presence of Kranz anatomy. Two times carboxylation process. No photorespiration. The large bundle sheath cells around the vascular bundles in the C 4 plants have numerous chloroplasts for the operation of calvin cycle.