Both the C₄ and CAM Carbon-Assimilation Pathways Use Bicarbonate Ions

question 19

True/False

Both the C₄ and CAM carbon-assimilation pathways use bicarbonate ions to convert phosphoenolpyruvate to oxaloacetate.

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