Q. Through which process, starch of the guard cell is converted into PEP ions?

A) Dephosphorylation
B) Decarboxylation
C) Hydrolysis
D) Oxidation
Explanation

$H^{+} - K^{+}$exchange pump for stomatal movement was given by Levitt (1974). According to this, there is accumulation of $K^{+}$ ions in the guard cells during day time. A rise in pH during day time causes hydrolysis of starch to form organic acid, i.e., phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP).

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