Manipal Medical Manipal Medical Solved Paper-2003

  • question_answer
    Hatch and Slack cycle is found in:

    A) \[{{C}_{4}}\]plants      

    B) \[{{C}_{3}}\]plants

    C)  both a and b

    D)  none of these

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     M.D. Hatch and C. R. Slack found that in certain plants growing in tropical climates,   the   first   product   of photosynthesis is a\[{{C}_{4}}\]compound instead of a\[{{C}_{3}}\]compound. These plants are now known as\[{{C}_{4}}\]plants or Hatch and Slack type plants. The\[{{C}_{4}}\]plants show Kranz type Anatomy e.g. Sugarcane, corn, Euphorbia etc.


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