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The carbon dioxide acceptor in CAM plants is

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Malic acid
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Oxalo-acetic acid
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Pyruvic acid
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Phosphoenol pyruvic acid
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Solution

The correct option is D Phosphoenol pyruvic acid
Certain plants which have Crassulacean Acid metabolism (CAM) are known as CAM plants. They have scotoactive stomata. These plants fix carbon dioxide during the night but form sugars only during the day when RuBisCO is active. sedum, kalanchoe, pineapple, opuntia are the examples of CAM plants. These plants also perform double carbon dioxide fixation. The carbon dioxide acceptor in CAM plants is Phosphoenol pyruvic acid (PEP) during the night and Ribulose bisphosphate is carbon dioxide acceptor during day time. The first stable product in case of CAM plants is Oxalo acetic acid (OAA).

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