alleryMost plants are:
AC4
BC3 — about 85% of all plants; includes most temperate crops
CCAM
DMixed
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. C3 — about 85% of all plants; includes most temperate crops
**C3:** ~85% of plant species.
Includes wheat, rice, barley, oats, peanut, soy, cotton.
**C4:** ~3% (but include important crops — maize, sugarcane, sorghum).
**CAM:** ~10% (mostly desert succulents).
C4/CAM evolved multiple times independently from C3.
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