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CAM helps the plant in
CAM helps the plant in
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The correct option is A Conserving water
Crassulacean acid metabolism is a carbon fixation pathway, that evolved in some plants as an adaptation to arid conditions. In a plant using full CAM, the stomata in the leaves remain shut during the day to reduce evapotranspiration, but open at night to collect carbon dioxide. The CO2 is stored as the four-carbon acid malate, and then used during photosynthesis during the day. Thus, it helps in conserving water.
Crassulacean acid metabolism is a carbon fixation pathway, that evolved in some plants as an adaptation to arid conditions. In a plant using full CAM, the stomata in the leaves remain shut during the day to reduce evapotranspiration, but open at night to collect carbon dioxide. The CO2 is stored as the four-carbon acid malate, and then used during photosynthesis during the day. Thus, it helps in conserving water.
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