Neco 2020 Biology Question 36

Practice objective / multiple choice question 36 from the 2020 Neco Biology examination.

Neco 2020 Biology Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 36 NECO • 2020 • BIOLOGY • objective

Plant X growing in a desert has a leaf surface area of \(150\ \text{cm}^2\). Its stomata open only at night for 4 h, during which it absorbs \(0.8\ \text{mmol\ CO}_2\) per hour. When stomata are open, the transpiration rate is \(0.05\ \text{mmol\ H}_2\text{O}\) per hour per \(\text{cm}^2\). The plant loses a total of \(12\ \text{mmol\ H}_2\text{O}\) in 24 h. Based on these data, which photosynthetic adaptation does Plant X most likely exhibit?

Answer Options

A. Aquatic photosynthesis
B. C3 photosynthesis
C. C4 photosynthesis
Correct Answer D. CAM photosynthesis
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
CAM photosynthesis

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This is Neco 2020 Biology Question 36. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Biology examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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