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No, maize is not a CAM (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism) plant. Maize follows the C4 photosynthetic pathway, which is different from the CAM pathway in terms of carbon fixation and timing of metabolic processes.
Two alternate carbon-fixing pathways used by plants in hot climates are the C4 pathway and the CAM (Crassulacean acid metabolism) pathway. In the C4 pathway, carbon fixation via PEP carboxylase occurs in mesophyll cells, and then the bundle sheath cells carry out the Calvin cycle. In the CAM pathway, plants open their stomata at night to take in CO2, which is stored in organic acids and used in the Calvin cycle during the day.
The prickly pear cactus is a CAM plant, not a C3 or C4 plant. CAM plants use a different carbon fixation pathway called Crassulacean Acid Metabolism that helps them conserve water by opening their stomata at night.
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Cam Pathway
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No, maize is not a CAM (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism) plant. Maize follows the C4 photosynthetic pathway, which is different from the CAM pathway in terms of carbon fixation and timing of metabolic processes.
CAM Pathway
Saguaro cacti typically use the CAM (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism) photosynthetic pathway. This pathway allows them to efficiently carry out photosynthesis while minimizing water loss by opening their stomata at night and storing carbon dioxide as malic acid in their cells.
Two alternate carbon-fixing pathways used by plants in hot climates are the C4 pathway and the CAM (Crassulacean acid metabolism) pathway. In the C4 pathway, carbon fixation via PEP carboxylase occurs in mesophyll cells, and then the bundle sheath cells carry out the Calvin cycle. In the CAM pathway, plants open their stomata at night to take in CO2, which is stored in organic acids and used in the Calvin cycle during the day.
CAM pathway is the water-conserving process of carbon fixation.
CAM pathway is the water-conserving process of carbon fixation.
The prickly pear cactus is a CAM plant, not a C3 or C4 plant. CAM plants use a different carbon fixation pathway called Crassulacean Acid Metabolism that helps them conserve water by opening their stomata at night.
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CAM (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism) and C4 pathways are more efficient than C3 pathway in photosynthesis because they have additional carbon-fixing steps that optimize CO2 uptake and minimize water loss. C4 plants have a spatial separation of carbon fixation and the Calvin cycle in different cells, while CAM plants have a temporal separation by fixing CO2 at night and using it during the day. Both pathways are adaptations to hot and dry environments.