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Succulents are known to keep their stomata closed during the day to check transpiration. How do they meet their photosynthetic CO2 requirements?

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1. Succulent (water-storing) plants such as cacti, euphorbias fix CO2 into organic compound using. PEP carboxylase at night, when the stomata are open.

2. PEP + CO2 → OAA → Malic acid The organic compound (malic acid) accumulates throughout the night and is decarboxylated during the day to produce CO2.



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