Write four difference between C3andC4 with exmple

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C4 plants are more efficient than C3 plants
C4 plant leaves show Kranz anatomy but C3 leaves do not.
CO2 is fixed once in C3 plants and twice in C4 plants.
RuBP accepts CO2 in C3 plants and PEP accepts CO2 in C4 plants.
PEP carboxylase in C4 has a higher affinity for CO2 than RuBP carboxylase in C3 plants.
Photorespiration present in C3 plants and it is absent in C4 plants.

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