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Alternative Carbon Fixation
Alternative Carbon Fixation
Alternative Carbon Fixation
of Carbon Fixation
Photorespiration & C3 Plants
O2
Under Hot and Dry Conditions….
Guard cells close the stomata (or
decrease its size) to conserve water.
→ H2O can’t get out.
→ O2 can’t get out.
→ CO2 can’t get in.
HOW???
Rubisco (the enzyme that binds RuBP to
CO2 in the Calvin Cycle) can also bind
RuBP to O2.
1. C4 photosynthesis
2. CAM (Crassulacean Acid
Metabolism)
C4 Plants
C4 plants including sugar cane, corn, and many
grasses, undergo C4 photosynthesis.