Assertion: C4 pathway of CO2 fixation is found in some tropical plants.
Reason: In this pathway, CO2 is fixed by 3C compound.
(a) If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
(d) If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
(e) If the Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.
(b) If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
Explanation:
C4 pathway is an adaptation of tropical plants to reduce/avoid the photorespiratory loss. In C4 pathway, first acceptor of CO2 is a 3 carbon compound - phosphoenol pyruvate.