cam plants

Question 1

stage 1 (mesophyll cells)

Carbon fixation

Answer 1

stomato opens at night,

absorbs c02

carbon makes malic acid via pepe carboxlyase

malic acid is stored in vacuole till sunrise

Question 2

stage 2 (mesophyll cells)

Calvin cycle

Answer 2

day time = stomato closed

malic acid travels to stroma

malic acid breaks down into carbon dioxide , carbon binds to rubisco = glucose