What are C3 and C4 plants
Dear Student,
C3 Plants | C4 Plants |
| These plants lack bundle sheath cells, only mesophyll cells are present. | These plants have two types of photosynthetic cells - mesophyll & bundle sheath cells. |
| Same type of chloroplasts are present. | These have dimorphic chloroplasts. |
| Primary acceptor of CO2 is accepted 5 carbon compound i.e- Ribulose-1,5 bi phosphate. | Primary acceptor of CO2 is phosphoenol pyruvate. |
| First stable compound is 3 carbon molecule | First stable compound is 4 carbon molecule. |
More you will learn in your subsquent higher classes.
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