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In an experiment in which photosynthesis is perforemd during the day. You provide a plant with radioactive carbon dioxide `(.^(14)CO_(2))` as a metabolic tracer. The `.^(14)C` is incorporated first into oxaloacetic acid. The plant is best characterised as a

A

`C_(4)` plant

B

`C_(3)` plant

C

CAM plant

D

Heterotroph

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