The Essential Enzyme for the C₄ Pathway Is

question 21

Multiple Choice

The essential enzyme for the C₄ pathway is

• A) ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase:oxygenase
• B) phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase
• C) ferredoxin-thioredoxin reductase
• D) glyoxylate oxygenase

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Definitions:

Accommodation

The process by which the eye's lens changes shape to focus near or far objects on the retina or the adaptation of the mind to new information.

Refraction

The bending of light as it passes from one medium to another, which changes its speed and direction.

Constriction

The act or process of making something narrower, tighter, or more enclosed.

Dilation

The process of expanding or widening in size; in physiology, it often refers to the widening of blood vessels or pupils in response to specific stimuli.