Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Statement I: In C₄ plants, CO₂ fixation in the mesophyll and the Calvin cycle in the bundle sheath are separated in space.
Statement II: In C₄ plants, the Calvin cycle occurs in all mesophyll cells, as in C₃ plants.

(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are true. Your answer
(b) Both Statement I and Statement II are false. Your answer
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false. Correct
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true. Your answer

Your answer: Correct answer: (c)

Explanation

Why (c) is correct

Statement I is true: in C₄ plants, CO₂ fixation (mesophyll) and the Calvin cycle (bundle sheath) are separated in space. Statement II is false: the Calvin cycle does not run in the mesophyll of C₄ plants.

Why the other options are wrong

(a) · your answer Statement II is false.
(b) · your answer Statement I is true.
(d) · your answer Statement I is true and II false.

NCERT point: In C₄ plants, the initial fixation (mesophyll) and the Calvin cycle (bundle sheath) take place in different cells.

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Read the statements and choose the correct option.Statement I: In C4 plants, CO2 fixation in the mesophyll and the Calvin cycle in the bundle sheath are separated in space.Statement II: In C4 plants, the Calvin cycle occurs in all mesophyll cells, as in C3 plants.

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Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Statement I: In C₄ plants, CO₂ fixation in the mesophyll and the Calvin cycle in the bundle sheath are separated in space.
Statement II: In C₄ plants, the Calvin cycle occurs in all mesophyll cells, as in C₃ plants.