Suppose euphorbia and maize are grown in the tropical areas.
a. Which one of them do you think will be able to survive under such conditions?
b. Which one of them is more efficient in terms of photosynthetic activity?
c. What difference do you think are there in their leaf anatomy?
Answer -
a. Euphorbia is a CAM plant. Therefore, it will be able to survive under such conditions.
b. Maize will be more efficient in the photosynthesis activity since it is a C4 plant.
c. Kranz leaf anatomy is found in maize plants. In contrast, it is absent in euphorbia.