Botany · 2008
NEET 2008 · Prelims · Code A · Q130
The C_4 plants are photosynthetically more efficient than C_3 plants because:
The $\displaystyle \mathrm{C}_4$ plants are photosynthetically more efficient than $\displaystyle \mathrm{C}_3$ plants because :
Official answer
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$\displaystyle \mathrm{CO}_2$ generated during photorespiration is trapped and recycled through PEP carboxylase
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