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NEET 2013
Exam
NEET
Year
2013
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

NEET 2013 · Botany · Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

Bundle sheath cells:

Bundle sheath cells:

Options

  1. Aare rich in PEP carboxylase
  2. Black RuBisCo
  3. Clack both RuBisCO and PEP carboxylase
  4. Dare rich in RuBisCO.

Correct answer

D. are rich in RuBisCO.

Step-by-step solution

In C4\mathrm{C}_4 plants with Kranz anatomy, the mesophyll is undifferentiated and its cells occur in concentric layers around vascular bundles. The vascular bundles are surrounded by several layers of specialized large sized cells called bundle sheath cells. The C4\mathrm{C}_4 cycle involves two carboxylation reactions, one taking place in chloroplasts of mesophyll cells and another in chloroplasts of bundle sheath cells. In C4\mathrm{C}_4 plants, the first step of carbon dioxide fixation takes place in the chloroplasts of mesophyll cells containing PEP, while bundle sheath cells contain RuBisCO. Related Theory The C4C_4 plants consume more energy (i.e., two additional molecules of ATP) during the fixation of carbon dioxide. The mesophyll cells of the C4C_4 plants are closely packed which provide smaller area for better utilization of the available water. This also reduces the intensity of solar radiations. This makes the C4C_4 plants better adapted to the conditions of tropical climate. They do not show photorespiration. Thus, their photosynthetic rate is quite high. Caution Bundle sheath cells are absent in C3\mathrm{C}_3 plants.
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