Given below are two statements: 
Statement I: The primary \(CO_2\) acceptor in \(C_4\) plants is phosphoenolpyruvate and is found in the mesophyll cells. 
Statement II: Mesophyll cells in \(C_4\) plants lack RuBisCO enzyme.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below : 
1. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
3. Both Statement I and Statement II  are incorrect.
4. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
Subtopic:  C4 Cycle (Hatch & Slack Pathway) |
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The first stable product of CO2 fixation in sorghum is:

1. Succinic acid

2. Phosphoglyceric acid

3. Pyruvic acid

4. Oxaloacetic acid

Subtopic:  C4 Cycle (Hatch & Slack Pathway) | C4 Plants Examples |
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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

1. RuBisCO is a bifunctional enzyme
2. In C4 plants, the site of RuBisCO activity is mesophyll cell
3. The substrate molecule for RuBisCO activity is a 5-carbon compound
4. RuBisCO action requires ATP and NADPH 

Subtopic:  C4 Cycle (Hatch & Slack Pathway) |
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In Hatch and Slack pathway, the primary CO2 acceptor is -

1. Oxaloacetic acid

2. Phosphoglyceric acid

3. Phosphoenol pyruvate

4. Rubisco

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