Given below are two statements: Statement I: The primary CO…

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Published on: August 14, 2026

Given below are two statements:

Statement I:

The primary CO 2 acceptor in C 4 plants is phosphoenol pyruvate and is found in the mesophyll cells.

Statement II:

Mesophyll cells of Ci plants lack RuBisCo enzyme. In the light of the above statements.

choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect

Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect

Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

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The primary CO 2 acceptor in C 4 plants is a 3-carbon molecule, phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) and is present in the mesophyll cells.

Mesophyll cells of C4 plants lack RuBisCO enzyme. Instead, this enzyme is found in the bundle sheath cells in C4 plants.

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