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← Nature & AnimalsWhich outcome reduces photorespiration when a C4 plant's bundle sheath encounters high oxygen levels?
A)Spatial separation of carbon fixation✓
B)Increased RuBisCO oxygenase activity
C)Stomatal closure minimizing water loss
D)Enhanced nitrogen assimilation in roots
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When oxygen levels are high in bundle sheath cells of C4 plants, the spatial separation of carbon fixation via the C4 pathway isolates RuBisCO in the bundle sheath, accumulating CO₂ there and minimizing photorespiration. Therefore spatial separation increases photosynthetic efficiency, rather than oxygenase activity, stomatal closure, or nitrogen assimilation, which have different impacts.
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