C4 plants have higher photosynthetic rates than C3 plants because they have an additional CO2-fixing enzyme located in the bundle sheath cells.

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C4 plants have higher photosynthetic rates than C3 plants
because they have an additional CO2-fixing enzyme located in the bundle sheath
cells.
Transcribed Image Text:C4 plants have higher photosynthetic rates than C3 plants because they have an additional CO2-fixing enzyme located in the bundle sheath cells.
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