Q. CAM pathway is observed in

A) Pineapple
B) Maize
C) Sunflower
D) Sugarcane
Explanation

CAM plants fix $CO_{2}$at night and from malate which stored in large vacuole of mesophyll cells till next day. These plants use PEP carboxylase. The malate release $CO_{2}$ in day for use in Calvin cycle in same cell, e.g., family-Euphorbiaceae, Asclepiadaceae, etc.

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