Question

Is pineapple a CAM plant?

Answer 1

Crassulacean Acid Metabolism(CAM):

1. Pineapple has been found to have CAM metabolism.
2. Succulent plants that are exposed to high temperatures and flourish in dry environments are known as CAM plants, and their stomata open at night and close during the day.
3. Because these plants grow in a high-stress setting. In hot weather, they will lose a lot of water during the day and undergo gas exchange at night.
4. The CAM plants' stomata open at night, allowing carbon dioxide to seep into the leaves. This carbon dioxide is fixed into oxaloacetate in the mesophyll cells by an enzyme called PEP carboxylase (Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase), which is then transformed to malate or other organic acids.
5. Organic acids are broken down during the day, releasing carbon dioxide into the Calvin cycle .