Q. In leaves of $C_{4}$-plants, malic acid synthesis during carbon dioxide fixation occurs in
A) Epidermal cells
B) Mesophyll cells
C) Bundle sheath cells
D) Guard cells
Explanation
In $C_{4}$-plants, the Hatch and Slack pathway involves two carboxylation reaction, one taking place in chloroplast of mesophyll cells and other in chloroplast of bundle sheath cells.
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