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Standard photosynthesis (C3) plants are more susceptible to photorespiration than either C4 or CAM plants. Why do most plants lack the C4 pathway?

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because rubisco is more efficient in C3 plants when compared to rubisco C4 and CAM plants

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because C4 and CAM pathways have an energetic cost that makes them advantageous in only very hot and/or arid environments

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because photorespiration is not a serious problem for most plants

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because most plant species do not have vacuoles in their cells to store the malate generated from CO₂ taken in during the night

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