Submerged Aquatic Plants Can Take Up CO₂ from the Water

question 105

Multiple Choice

Submerged aquatic plants can take up CO₂ from the water in all of the following ways, EXCEPT

• A)diffusion through stomata.
• B)direct diffusion of ambient CO₂ from water across cell membranes.
• C)active transport of bicarbonate into the leaf followed by conversion to CO₂.
• D)excretion of carbonic anhydrase into the water, followed by uptake of the resulting CO₂.

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