Biology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337392938
Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9.5, Problem 4C
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To determine: Whether C3, C4, and CAM plants all have rubisco.

Introduction: Botanists use C3, C4, and CAM (Crassulacean acid metabolism) as a method to classify Earth’s plants into different categories; this classification refers to the number of first carbon compounds to which the CO2 is fixed. The majority of land plants use the C3 pathway. In higher plants, certain respiratory processes take place where the plants uptake oxygen in the presence of sunlight and releases the CO2 into the atmosphere. This process is entirely different from the photosynthesis process.

Summary Introduction

To determine: Whether C3, C4, and CAM plants all have PEP carboxylase enzyme.

Introduction: Botanists use C3, C4, and CAM (Crassulacean acid metabolism) as a method to classify Earth’s plants into different categories; this classification refers to the number of first carbon compounds to which the CO2 is fixed. The majority of land plants use the C3 pathway. In higher plants, certain respiratory processes take place where the plants uptake oxygen in the presence of sunlight and releases the CO2 into the atmosphere. This process is entirely different from the photosynthesis process.

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