In C3 plants, the first stable product of photosynthesis during dark reaction is
A
3-phosphoglyceric acid
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B
Phosphoglyceraldehyde
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C
Malic acid
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D
Oxaloacetic acid
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Solution
The correct option is D 3-phosphoglyceric acid 3-phosphoglyceric acid is the first stable product of photosynthesis during dark reaction. It is formed from the reaction of RUBP with CO2 in the presence of RuBisCo.