why C4 plants are called C4 plants
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Q. Why C4 plants are called C4 plants?
=>In C4 Plants the carbon dioxide is fixed by the enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate which is a 3 carbon compound to form 4 carbon compound oxaloacetic acid.
=> Since the first stable product is formed is 4 carbon compound so the pathway is known as C4 pathway and the plants which use this pathway are know as C4 plants.
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Sheena here...
Q. Why C4 plants are called C4 plants?
=>In C4 Plants the carbon dioxide is fixed by the enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate which is a 3 carbon compound to form 4 carbon compound oxaloacetic acid.
=> Since the first stable product is formed is 4 carbon compound so the pathway is known as C4 pathway and the plants which use this pathway are know as C4 plants.
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Explanation:
In certain tropical plants CO2 is not directly absorbed by rubisco due to low concentration of CO2 they follow another pathway.
In this alternative pathway the first stable compound is 4 carbon compound oxaloacetate and hence it is called as C4 pathway.
The plants like maize, jowar, sugarcane, have C4 pathway and thus this plant are called as C4 plants.
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