What Is Calvin Benson Cycle
At night, CAM plants open their stomata, allowing CO2​start text, C, O, end text, start subscript, 2, end subscript to diffuse into the leaves.

How do CAM plants avoid water loss?

Unlike plants in wetter environments, CAM plants absorb and store carbon dioxide through open pores in their leaves at night, when water is less likely to evaporate. During the day, the pores, also called stomata, stay closed while the plant uses sunlight to convert carbon dioxide into energy, minimizing water loss.

Why C4 cycle is called so?

Like all pumps, the C4 cycle requires an input of energy in the form of ATP. … C4 plants are so called because the first product of CO2 fixation is a C4 organic acid, oxaloacetate, formed by the carboxylation of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) by PEP carboxylase.

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