CMC Medical CMC-Medical VELLORE Solved Paper-2008

  • question_answer
    The stomata in CAM plants open during

    A)  day                                       

    B)  night

    C)  Both  and           

    D)  always closed

    E)  always open

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                    In certain plants, especially succulents, which grow under semi-arid conditions, atmospheric \[C{{O}_{2}}\] fixes in dark. The process was first observed in plants belonging to family-Crassulaceae hence, termed as crassulacean acid metabolism. In these plants stomata open during night and closed during day.


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