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Which feature is NOT true of bundle sheath cells in C₄ plants?

(a) They have no intercellular spaces. Your answer
(b) They have a large number of chloroplasts. Your answer
(c) They have thick walls impervious to gaseous exchange. Your answer
(d) They are rich in PEP carboxylase. Correct

Your answer: Correct answer: (d)

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Explanation

Why (d) is correct

Bundle sheath cells of C₄ plants are not rich in PEP carboxylase; they lack it. PEPcase is in the mesophyll cells.

Why the other options are wrong

(a) · your answer True: they have no intercellular spaces.
(b) · your answer True: they have many chloroplasts.
(c) · your answer True: they have thick walls impervious to gaseous exchange.

NCERT point: Bundle sheath cells are rich in RuBisCO.

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