A C4 plant is different from a C3 plant because a C4 plant:

A) stores CO2 in four-carbon molecules before the CO2 enters the Calvin cycle.
B) can leave its stomata open longer without ill effect.
C) does not have bundle-sheath cells.
D) performs photorespiration.


Answer: A

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