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Which one of the following is wrong in relation to photorespiration?

a)

It is a characteristic of -plants

b)

It is a characteristics of -plants

c)

It is occurs in chloroplasts

d)

It occurs in day-time only



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Which one of the following is wrong in relation to photorespiration?

a)

It is a characteristic of -plants

b)

It is a characteristics of -plants

c)

It is occurs in chloroplasts

d)

It occurs in day-time only

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Answer Key / Explanation : (a) -

(a)

Dicker and Tio (1959) discovered photorespiration in tobacco plant. It is a light dependent process of oxygenation of ribulosebisphosphate (RuBP). During this process, carbon dioxide is liberated and oxygen is consumed. -plants avoid photorespiration by following Hatch-Slack pathway.

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