Photosynthesis Ceases When Leaves Wilt, Mainly Because ________

Photosynthesis ceases when leaves wilt, mainly because ________.

A) the chlorophyll in wilting leaves is degraded
B) flaccid mesophyll cells are incapable of photosynthesis
C) stomata close, preventing carbon dioxide from entering the leaf
D) photolysis, the water-splitting step of photosynthesis, cannot occur when there is a water deficiency
E) accumulation of carbon dioxide in the leaf inhibits enzymes