Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The primary CO₂ acceptor in C₄ plants is phosphoenolpyruvate and

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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The primary CO₂ acceptor in C₄ plants is phosphoenolpyruvate and is found in the mesophyll cells.
Statement II: Mesophyll cells in C₄ plants lack RuBisCO enzyme.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Accepted Answer

According to the text regarding the Hatch and Slack Pathway (C₄ pathway):
- Statement I is Correct: The primary CO₂ acceptor is a 3-carbon molecule called phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) and is explicitly stated to be present in the mesophyll cells .
- Statement II is Correct: The text states, "It is important to register that the mesophyll cells lack RuBisCO enzyme" . The RuBisCO enzyme is instead abundant in the bundle sheath cells .

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