what is the difference between c3 and c4 plants how is this difference caused - Biology - Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

Question

what is the difference between c3 and c4 plants???how is this
difference caused??

Shivali · Accepted Answer

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

C₃ Plants	C₄Plants
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.

what is the difference between c3 and c4 plants???how is this difference caused??