Home
Class 12
BIOLOGY
A plant biochemist received a spicemen f...

A plant biochemist received a spicemen from a fellow scientist who noticed that the plant's stomata are closed during the day. The biochemist observed that radioactive carbon supplied in the form of carbon dioxide fed to the plant at night, was first found in organic acids that accumulated in the vacuole.During the day, the label moved to sugars being manufactured in the chloroplast. What was the conclusion of the biochemist?

A

it is a cam plant

B

it is a `C_(4)` plant

C

it is `C_(3)` plant

D

it is a plant showing pentose phosphate pathway

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
A
Promotional Banner

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

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