BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+INVESTIGATIONS (LL)W/AC
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ISBN: 9781307123067
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG/CREATE
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Chapter 5, Problem 8MCQ
A plant that opens its stomata only at night is a
a. C2 plant.
b. C3 plant.
c. C4 plant.
d. CAM plant.
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