Question

Which one of the following is true about C3 plants?

(a) First stable product is phosphoglyceric acid

(b) Photosynthetically more efficient

(c) More efficient in CO2 fixation than C4 plants

(d) None of the mentioned

This question was addressed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.

I would like to ask this question from The Role of Mitochondria in Apoptosis and Oxidative Stress topic in chapter Oxidative Phosphorylation and Photophosphorylation of Biochemistry

Answer 1

Correct answer is (a) First stable product is phosphoglyceric acid

To explain I would say: The first stable product from C3 plants is phosphoglyceric acid.