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← Nature & AnimalsWhich outcome occurs when daytime arid temperatures limit C4 plants?
A)Photorespiration rates become comparatively elevated✓
B)CAM pathways operation becomes comparatively limited
C)Stomata fully close, ceasing all CO2 uptake
D)Carbon fixation efficiency greatly amplifies
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Photorespiration increases because the high temperatures close stomata, limiting CO2 intake but allowing O2 build-up. The mechanism involves competitive inhibition of RuBisCO. Therefore, photorespiration competes with carbon fixation rather than efficient pathway operations under these conditions; other listed consequences do not describe RuBisCO-related stress.
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