Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) is an adaptation for photosynthesis in arid conditions where CO2 is fixed into organic acids at night and released for the Calvin cycle during the day.
El metabolismo ácido de las crasuláceas (CAM) es una adaptación para la fotosíntesis en ambientes áridos, donde el CO2 se fija en ácidos orgánicos por la noche y se libera para el ciclo de Calvin durante el día.
| Front | crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) |
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| Back | An adaptation for photosynthesis in arid conditions, first discovered in the family Crassulaceae. In this process, a plant takes up CO2 and incorporates it into a variety of organic acids at night; during the day, CO2 is released from organic acids for use in the Calvin cycle. |
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