In an Experiment Studying Photosynthesis Performed During the Day, You

question 8

Multiple Choice

In an experiment studying photosynthesis performed during the day, you provide a plant with radioactive carbon (¹⁴C) dioxide as a metabolic tracer. The ¹⁴C is incorporated first into oxaloacetate. The plant is best characterized as a

• A) C₄ plant.
• B) C₃ plant.
• C) CAM plant.
• D) heterotroph.
• E) chemoautotroph.

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