What is the role of large bundle shealth cells found around the vascular bundles in C4 plants ?
To increase the number of chloroplast for the operation of Calvin cycle
To enable the plant to tolerate high temperature
To protect the vascular tissue from high light intensity
To provide the site for photorespiratory pathway
C4 plants are evolved C3 plants. They have large bundle sheath cells around the mesophyll cell to avoid a wasteful process i.e. photorespiration. Rubisco enzyme is present in the bundle sheath cells to perform Calvin Cycle and release sugar.
Hence, the correct option is (1).