C4 plants

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During the hottest part of the day, what do C4 plants do?

Partially close their stomata to reduce transpiration (water loss in plants)

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What are some examples of C4 plants?

Corn and sugar cane

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What happens in C4 plants?

O2 competes with CO2 for RuBP carboxylase (Rubisco) which is a problem because the stomata are partially closed and can’t escape the leaf

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How do C4 plants fix this problem?

They fix CO2 into a C4 compound in separate bundle sheath cells which are sheltered from leaf air space in the mesophyll tissue

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Compared to C3 plants how much water do C4 plants lose when producing the same amount of carbohydrate?

About half as much of C3 plants

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What can we say about C4 plants?

They are much more efficient than C3 plants