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Specialised bundle-sheath cells around the veins are a distinctive feature of ___ plants:

Answer: C 4.

  • A C<sub>4</sub>
  • B C<sub>3</sub>
  • C aquatic
  • D fungal

Correct answer: A. C<sub>4</sub>

Explanation: C<sub>4</sub> plants carry out the Calvin cycle in bundle-sheath cells.

Photosynthesis: Inputs and OutputschloroplastLeaf cellSunlightCO2H2OO2Glucose

Simplified photosynthesis diagram: light energy, CO2, and H2O enter the leaf and are converted in the chloroplast into glucose and O2.

Concept context

Light reactions, the Calvin cycle, C 3 /C 4 /CAM pathways, photorespiration, and factors affecting the rate of photosynthesis. One of the highest-yield NEET chapters.

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