C4 plants require less leaf nitrogen than C3 plants because the higher affinity of the enzyme PEP carboxylase for CO2 reduces the total amount of enzyme required for photosynthesis.

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  The Ecology of Photosynthetic Pathways | Learn Science at Scitable

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• The Ecology of Photosynthetic Pathways | Learn Science at Scitable www.nature.com Nature via serper

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• photosynthesis concept
• C4 plants concept
• CO2 concept