JIPMER Jipmer Medical Solved Paper-2008

  • question_answer
    In CAM plants, \[C{{O}_{2}}\] acceptor is

    A)  RuBP                   

    B)         PEP

    C)  OAA                     

    D)         PGA

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    The process of photosynthesis in \[{{C}_{4}}\]-plants and CAM (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism) is same. But instead of spatial separation of initial PEP case fixation and final Rubisco fixation of \[C{{O}_{2}},\] the two steps occur in same cell but at different times, night and day, .e.g., Opuntia, pineapple, Vanilla. PEP (Phosphoenol Pyruvate) is the first acceptor of \[C{{O}_{2}}\] in CAM plants like \[{{C}_{4}}\]-plants.


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