Question 12
The enzyme that is not found in a $C_{3}$ plant is
(a) RuBP carboxylase (b) PEP carboxylase
(c) NADP reductase (d) ATP synthase

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Solution

(b) PEP carboxylase enzyme is found in $C_{4}$ plants to carry out initial fixation of $C O_{2} .$ The functions of other enzymes in options (a), (c) and (d) are as follows
(a) RuBP carboxylase operates in $C_{3}$ plants.
(c) NADP reductase is involved in electron transport chain.
(d) ATP synthase is used in ATP synthesis.

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