Malic acid (4C) is produced in which plant without Kranz anatomy?

Bryophyllum

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Kalanchoe

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Opuntia

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All of these

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Solution

The correct option is D All of these
Bryophyllum, Kalanchoe and Opuntia plants are CAM plants. They lack Kranz anatomy. In CAM plants also $C O_{2}$ is fixed into a four carbon malic acid as in the case of $C_{4}$ plants. But CAM plants do not relocate $C O_{2}$ molecules but choose the time when to capture $C O_{2}$ from the environment.

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