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Author: Raven, Peter
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 8, Problem 6A
Given that the C4 pathway gets around the problems of photorespiration, why don’t all plants use it?
a. It is a more recent process, and many plants have not had time to evolve this pathway.
b. It requires extra enzymes that many plants lack.
c. It requires special transport tissues that many plants lack.
d. It also has an energetic cost.
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