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C4 Plants
C4 plants have evolved a unique mechanism for carbon fixation that allows them to efficiently produce glucose in hot and dry environments. This mechanism, known as the C4 pathway, involves the spatial separation of carbon dioxide fixation and the Calvin cycle. The C4 pathway provides several ecological advantages to plants, including increased water use efficiency…
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Water Potential
Water potential is a fundamental concept in the study of plant physiology and is also important in the understanding of the movement of water in living organisms. It is a measure of the potential energy of water in a system and is affected by several factors, including temperature, pressure, and solute concentration. Water potential has…
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