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Compared to `C_(3)` plants, `C_(4)` plants

A

Remove oxygen from the air spaces between cells in the leaves and thereby avoid photorespiration

B

Fix carbon dioxide into a four carbon suagr at night, and then release the carbon dioxide during the day

C

Concentration oxygen in cells, thereby overcoming the problem of photorespiration

D

Have adaptations which concentrate carbon dioxide in the photosynthetic cells

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