Which stress response occurs in CAM plants when water availability critically decreases?

💡 Explanation

Decreased nighttime stomatal opening is a response, because temporal separation of carbon fixation occurs via stomatal control in CAM plants causing reduced transpiration. Therefore, the stomata close to conserve water rather than increasing gas exchange.

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