Photosynthesis ceases when leaves wilt, mainly because _____

A) the chlorophyll in wilting leaves is degraded
B) flaccid mesophyll cells are incapable of photosynthesis
C) stomata close, preventing carbon dioxide from entering the leaf
D) photolysis, the water-splitting step of photosynthesis, cannot occur when there is a water deficiency
E) accumulation of carbon dioxide in the leaf inhibits enzymes


Answer: C

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