How do we know that C4 photosynthesis suppresses photorespiration?

Q: What is C4 photosynthesis and why is it better in dry conditions than C3 photosynthesis?

A: The process by which green plants make food by capturing sunlight is termed as photosynthesis. This…

Q: The electrons lost from the reaction center of photosystem II are replaced by electrons from ATP.

A: Photosystem II (PSII) is a key component of the light-dependent reactions in photosynthesis. It is a…

Q: How does photorespiration counter photosynthesis?

A: Photorespiration is defined as the process by which, in higher plants, Ribulose Bisphosphate is…

Q: Which are the subproducts of the photochemical stage that are essential for the chemical stage of…

A: Photosynthesis is the process used by autotrophs such as plants, algae, and certain bacteria to…

Q: What are the stages into which photosynthesis is divided?

A: Photosynthesis is a process through which the autotrophs synthesize their food by using solar…

Q: How are the light-capturing and Calvin cycle parts of photosynthesis coupled? How would poisoning…

A: Plants and some microbes employ the process of photosynthesis to transform light energy into…

Q: How does photosystem I reduce NADP+ ?

A: The photosystem is the arrangement of pigments including chlorophyll within thylakoids. There are…

Q: Why do we need to understand photosynthesis?

A: Photosynthesis is a physio- chemical process by which green plants synthesize food in the presence…

Q: Why is photosynthesis essential to life on Earth?

A: Photosynthesis is essential to life on Earth because almost all life on the planet ultimatelyd…

Q: What are the processes of the photochemical stage of the photosynthesis process?

A: Introduction :- Plants take in carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) from the air and soil during…

Q: why would photorespiration persist in the face of what must be strong evolutionary pressure to…

A: Photorespiration is the process by which the enzyme RuBisCo (Ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase…

Q: what Are photosystems enzymes?

A: Photosynthesis is a complex process by which carbon dioxide and water are converted into…

Q: Why is photorespiration considered an evolutionary artifact?

A: Photorespiration alludes to a cycle in the metabolism of plants where the protein RuBisCO oxygenates…

Q: What is reducing power of photosynthesis?

A: Photosynthesis is a defined process for the formation of food by the plants by the usage of carbon…

Q: Why does CO2 depress photorespiration?

A: Photorespiration :  It is a respiratory process in many higher plants by which they take up oxygen…

Q: Why do  photosynthesis occur in only chloroplasts?

A: Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and some prokaryotes to convert light energy into…

Q: How Does Photorespiration Limit CO2 Fixation?

A: Photorespiration is a process that occurs in plants. In this, plants release carbon dioxide and…

Q: Why would nature evolve a key enzyme, rubisco, that is so sensitive to oxygen, resulting in…

A: In order to provide food for the increasing populations, higher yields of crops are essential as…

Q: What are the light-dependent changes in the stroma that regulate the Calvin cycle?

A: The Calvin cycle is the chemical response that converts carbon dioxide and different mixtures into…

Q: What is the Kranz anatomy and how does it lead to C4 photosynthesis?

A: Metabolic processes are the activities takes place inside the living cell in which large molecule…

Q: In what ways is photosynthesis the reverse of respiration?

A: Respiration is the process in which large molecules are broken down into smaller ones with a release…

Q: How, then, do plants that grow in hot climates ,such as sugar cane, prevent very high rates of…

A: Photorespiration or C2 is a process of plant metabolism, which uses the enzyme RuBisCO to oxidize…

Q: How do C4 plants improve the efficiency of carbon fixation in the Calvin cycle? and What is the net…

A: Calvin cycle refers to the light-independent reactions that take place during photosynthesis.

Q: What is the advantage of having an extensive set of thylakoid membranes in the chloroplasts?

A: In plant anatomy, chloroplasts is defined are defined as the specialized organelle which conducts…

Q: What does the stroma do in photosynthesis?

A: The colorless fluid that surrounds the grana in the chloroplast is called the stroma. The stroma…

Q: What is C2 cycle of photorespiration?

A: The plant, which is a multicellular eukaryotic organism, performs photosynthesis. Plants, which…

Q: What parallels exist in the processes of photophosphorylationand oxidative phosphorylation?

A: Step 1 Photophosphorylation is the formation of ATP (adenosine triphosphate) from ADP (adenosine…

Q: What is C3 C4 Photosynthesis according to the article written by Udo Gowik and Peter Westhoff?

A: Photorespiration occurs under the conditions like high temperature, bright light, high Oxygen and…

Q: How can a proton gradient be created in cyclic photophosphorylation in photosystem I ?

A: In the plant cells, photosystem I is considered an integral membrane protein complex to utilize the…