Haryana PMT Haryana PMT Solved Paper-2004

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    Hatch and Slack cycle is found in :

    A)  \[{{C}_{4}}\] plants                        

    B)  \[{{C}_{3}}\]plants

    C)  both a and b     

    D)  none of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    M.D. Hatch and C. R. Slack found that in certain plants growing in tropical climates,   the   first   product   of photosynthesis is a \[{{C}_{4}}\] compound instead of a \[{{C}_{3}}\]compound. These plants are now known as \[{{C}_{4}}\]plants or Hatch and Slack type plants. The C4 plants show Kranz type Anatomy e.g., Sugarcane, corn, Euphorbia etc.


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