Difference between C3and C4 cycle. Give minimum 3.

1.	Difference between C3and C4 cycle. Give minimum 3.
Answer» In C3 plants carboxylation of RuBP and its regeneration takes place while in C4 plants phospho enol pyruvic acid (PEP) is converted into oxalo acetic acid. In c3 Plants 18 Atp is produced while in c4 Plants 30 Atp is produced.In c3 plants kranz anatomy is absent while in c4 Plants kranz anatomy is present. C3 Plants are also known as Calvin cycle whereas C4 Plants are also known as Hatch and Slack cycle. Example of C3 cycle are rice and wheat whereas examples of C4 cycle are sugarcane and maize.

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