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Question

In the leaves of C4-plants, malic acid formation durinf CO2 fixation occurs in the cells of

Options

A.mesophyll
B.bundle sheath
C.phloem
D.epidermis

Solution

In oxlic acid is reduced to malic acid in mesophyll cells, from chloroplast of mesophtll cells the malic is transferred to the chloroplast of bundle sheath cells where, it is decarboxylated to form CO2 and pyruvic acid.

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