Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is not true?

  1. C3 plants lack hatch slack pathway.

  2. C4 plants exhibit calvin cycle.

  3. C3 plants respire in the presence of light.

  4. C4 plants also show C2 cycle.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

No, C4 plants show C2 cycle as in C2 cycle, photorespiration occurs and the first stable compound formed is a two carbon compound, i.e. phosphoglycolate.

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