Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The primary ${CO}_{2}$ acceptor in $C_{4}$ plants is phosphoenolpyruvate and is found in the mesophyll cells.
Statement II : Mesophyll cells of $C_{4}$ plants lack RuBisCo enzyme.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The primary

{CO}_{2}

acceptor in

C_{4}

plants is phosphoenolpyruvate and is found in the mesophyll cells.
Statement II : Mesophyll cells of

C_{4}

plants lack RuBisCo enzyme.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

TestHub · Accepted Answer

Phosphoenolpyruvate or PEP is the 3C compound and acts as the primary carbon dioxide acceptor in the mesophyll cells of C 4 plants, leading to the formation of OAA, C 4 acid. Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase (RuBisCO) is an enzyme found in the mesophyll cells present within the C 3 plants. In C 4 plants, this enzyme is found in the bundle sheath cells.

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