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What is the role of the PEP carboxylase enzyme during both CAM and C4 photosynthesis? to capture CO2 in the form of 3-carbon organic acids to create ATP to capture CO2 in the form of HCO3 to capture CO2 in the form of 4-carbon organic acids

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To capture CO2 in the form of 3 carbon organic acid

Step-by-step explanation:

carbon-fixation pathway begins in the mesophyll cells, where carbon dioxide is converted into bicarbonate, which is then added to the three-carbon acid phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) by an enzyme called phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase.

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