Photosynthesis in Higher PlantsHard
Question
In C4 -plants, Calvin cycle operates in
Options
A.stroma of bundle sheath chloroplasts
B.grana of bundle sheath chloroplasts
C.grana of mesophyll chloroplasts
D.stroma of mesophyll chloroplast
Solution
C4 -plants possess two types of chloroplasts granal in mesophyll cells and agranal in bundle sheath cells. Mesophyll cells are specialized to perform light reaction and bundle sheath cells possess rubisco, here CO2 is fixed through Calvin cycle.
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