Multiple Choice
The C4 pathway is necessary in tropical plants because
A) at high temperatures, the plants cannot maintain sufficient water levels within the cells.
B) tropical plants do not have proper day/light cycles to maintain the balance of CO2 necessary for carbohydrate storage.
C) at high temperatures, the oxygenase activity of rubisco is high.
D) All of the answers are correct.
E) None of the answers is correct.
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