Questions
- Give examples of C4 plants and the general conditions and climates they grow in.
- How is a C4 plant equipped to survive and adapt to its conditions? Explain in terms of the Hatch-Slack Pathway.
- In detail, explain the competitive inhibition of rubisco by O2. How have C4 plants evolved to overcome photorespiration?
- Describe CAM plants and give examples and the conditions they grow in.
- Explain why it is advantageous for the stomata of CAM plants to close during the day.
- At what time of the day would you expect to find the most malate in a CAM plant? At what time of the day would you expect to find the most G3P? Explain.
- What factors affect the rate of photosynthesis?