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C₄ plants are more efficient in photosynthesis than C₃ plants due to:
Options
(a) Higher leaf area
(b) Presence of larger number of chloroplasts in the leaf cells
(c) Presence of thin cuticle
(d) Lower rate of photorespiration
Correct Answer:
Lower rate of photorespiration
Explanation:
C₄ plants are more efficient in photosynthesis than C₃ plants due to photorespiration. Photorespiration is an inhibitory process that decreases the rate of photosynthesis. It is absent in C₄ plants and present only in C₃ plants.
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Question Type: Memory
(964)
Difficulty Level: Easy
(1008)
Topics: Photosynthesis and Plant Growth
(26)
Subject: Biology
(4253)
Important MCQs Based on Medical Entrance Examinations To Improve Your NEET Score
- Movement of H₂O through cell wall is called
- The idea of two pigment systems in light reaction of photosynthesis was given
- In glycolytic pathway which of the following steps shows reduction of coenzyme
- Which one of the following shows heterothalism
- In which phase proteins for spindle fibre formation are synthesized
Question Type: Memory (964)
Difficulty Level: Easy (1008)
Topics: Photosynthesis and Plant Growth (26)
Subject: Biology (4253)
Important MCQs Based on Medical Entrance Examinations To Improve Your NEET Score
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