How do the products of carbon fixation in a C₄ plant move from the mesophyll to the bundle sheath cells? A)in lysosomes B)through plasmodesmata C)diffusion across the plasma membrane D)by ciliar movement E)in mitochondria

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The products of carbon fixation in a C4 plant move from the mesophyll to the bundle sheath cells through plasmodesmata. Plasmodesmata are channels that connect the cytoplasm of neighboring cells, allowing for the movement of molecules and ions. In C4 plants, where the Calvin cycle occurs in the bundle sheath cells, the CO2 fixed by PEP carboxylase in mesophyll cells is converted into a four-carbon compound (malate or oxaloacetate), which then diffuses through plasmodesmata and into the bundle sheath cells, where it is broken down into CO2 again to be used in the Calvin cycle.

How Do the Products of Carbon Fixation in a C4

How Do the Products of Carbon Fixation in a C₄