PHOTOSYNTHESIS
THE CALVIN CYCLE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Corn
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Sugar cane
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Crabgrass
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Pineapple
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Detailed explanation-1: -Pineapple is considered an ‘obligate’ CAM plant, using an exclusively CAM pathway during photosynthesis.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.) is the most economically valuable crop possessing crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM), a photosynthetic carbon assimilation pathway with high water-use efficiency, and the second most important tropical fruit.
Detailed explanation-3: -They are present in dry and arid environments. The CAM pathway is adapted to minimise water loss and photorespiration. Examples of CAM plants include cactus, pineapple, etc.
Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: Maize, Sugarcane, Sorghum, Pineapple, Soyabean, Corn all are examples of C4 plants. Leaves of C4 plants possess specialized structures where the mesophyll cells are clustered around the bundle sheath cells in a ring-like fashion.
Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is: Pineapple.