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9. Give a comparison between the following:

             (c) Anatomy of leaf in C_{3} and C_{4} plants

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Anatomy of leaf in C3 plants Anatomy of leaf in C4 plants
Bundle sheath cells are absent Bundle sheath cells are present around the vascular bundles
RuBisCO is found in mesophyll cells RuBisCO is found in bundle sheath cells

Plants do not possess the 'Kranz' anatomy of leaves.

Leaves show Kranz's anatomy
Chloroplasts are of a single type only                                                                                             

Chloroplasts are dimorphic. The chloroplasts of bundle sheath cells are larger and arranged centripetally.

Mesophyll cells have intercellular spaces Mesophyll cells do not have intercellular spaces 

 

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