Which one is a CAM plant?

Maize

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Pineapple

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Onion

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Pea

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Solution

The correct option is D Pineapple
CAM plants- These are plants that photosynthesize through the Crassulacean Acid Metabolism or CAM photosynthesis. Usually, they are succulent plants and they possess a low surface-to-volume ratio. Do note that it is not all succulent plants that belong to this plant type. The examples are:-

Jade plant (Crassula argentea),
Irish Rose (Aeonium arboreum);
Lipstick (Echeveria agavoides);
Panda Plant (Kalanchoe tomentosa);
Sedum
Pineapple (Ananas comosus).
So, the correct option is 'Pineapple'.

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