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Environmental · L2 · CAM Photosynthesis — A Desert Plant's Night Shift

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How CAM plants like cacti shift carbon dioxide absorption to nighttime to avoid losing water through daytime stomata.

by @openstemUpdated Environmental
🌙 Night: stomata openCO₂ absorbed and stored as acidStomata seal shut at sunrise☀️ Hot, dry daytime air outsideStored CO₂ released internally🌵 Photosynthesis completes using sunlightWater loss avoided

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