Question
Biology Question on Calvin cycle
In C4plants, Calvins cycle:
A
Does not operate because PEP carboxylase fixes most of CO2 and leaves only a little of it for Calvin cycle
B
operates in the stroma of bundles heath chloroplasts
C
operates in the grana of bundle sheath chloroplasts
D
operates in the mesophyll chloroplast only
Answer
operates in the stroma of bundles heath chloroplasts
Explanation
Solution
In C4 plants, the first product after CO2 fixaton is four carbon oxaloacetic acid (OAA) formed in mesophyll cells. The Calvin cycle takes place in the stroma of bundle sheath cells chloroplast.