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How are CAM plants different from C3 plants?
CAM plants are adapted to hot, dry climates.
CAM plants open their stomata at night.
CAM plants produce compounds other than G3P to make glucose.
All of these are true.
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All of these are true.
- CAM plants are adapted to hot, dry climates to minimize water loss.
- They open stomata at night, fixing CO2 into organic acids (via PEP carboxylase) and store the acids in vacuoles.
- Those night-produced acids (e.g., malate) are then decarboxylated during the day to supply CO2 for the Calvin cycle; the Calvin cycle produces G3P, which is used to make glucose.
- CAM plants are adapted to hot, dry climates to minimize water loss.
- They open stomata at night, fixing CO2 into organic acids (via PEP carboxylase) and store the acids in vacuoles.
- Those night-produced acids (e.g., malate) are then decarboxylated during the day to supply CO2 for the Calvin cycle; the Calvin cycle produces G3P, which is used to make glucose.
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