If a plant is removed from its natural environment and exposed to 100 percent CO2 composed of the radioisotope 14C, which of the following will not occur?

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If a plant is removed from its natural environment and exposed to 100 percent CO2 composed of the radioisotope 14C, which of the following will not occur?

[PLANT PHYSIOLOGY] If a plant is removed from its natural environment and exposed to 100 percent CO2 composed of the radioisotope 14C, which of
the following will not occur?
Select one:
O a.
Rubisco will eventually contain 14C.
Ob.
The rate of photorespiration will remain unchanged.
Oc. All the carbon molecules in the RUBP molecules will eventually become 14C.
The oxygen released will also be radioactive.
e.
The sugars synthesized by the plant will be radioactive.
Transcribed Image Text:[PLANT PHYSIOLOGY] If a plant is removed from its natural environment and exposed to 100 percent CO2 composed of the radioisotope 14C, which of the following will not occur? Select one: O a. Rubisco will eventually contain 14C. Ob. The rate of photorespiration will remain unchanged. Oc. All the carbon molecules in the RUBP molecules will eventually become 14C. The oxygen released will also be radioactive. e. The sugars synthesized by the plant will be radioactive.
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