How Do CAM Plants Minimize Photorespiration

question 40

Multiple Choice

How do CAM plants minimize photorespiration?

• A) The light reactions and the carbon reactions occur in different cells, so carbon dioxide does not come into contact with rubisco.
• B) The light reactions and the carbon reactions occur in different cells, so oxygen does not come into contact with rubisco.
• C) Stomata are open only at night and oxygen is stored in a four-carbon compound. During the day the carbon dioxide is released for photosynthesis.
• D) Stomata are open only at night and carbon dioxide is stored in a four-carbon compound. During the day the carbon dioxide is released for photosynthesis.
• E) None of the answer choices are correct.

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