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Question
The C4 plants are twice as efficient as C3 plants in terms of fixing CO2 but lose only ______ as much water as C3 plants for the same amount of CO2 fixed.
Solution
The C4 plants are twice as efficient as C3 plants in terms of fixing CO2 but lose only half as much water as C3 plants for the same amount of CO2 fixed.
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