Which photosynthetic outcome occurs when tropical plants exceed their thermal niche?

💡 Explanation

As plants near thermal limits, rubisco binds more O2 than CO2 promoting photorespiration. The underlying mechanism is that the increasing temperature alters the enzymatic selectivity of rubisco: leading to increased O2. Therefore photorespiration increases, rather than C4 pathway efficiency improving.

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