Photosynthesis in Higher PlantsHard
Question
Which one of the following is wrong in relation to photorespiration?
Options
A.It is a characteristic of C3-plants
B.It occurs in chloroplasts
C.It occurs in day time only
D. It is a characteristic of C4-plants
Solution
Dicker and Tio (1959) discovered photorespiration in tobacco plant. It is a light dependent process of oxygenation of Ribulosr Bisphosphate (RuBP). During this process CO2 is libareted and O2 is consumed C4-plants avoid photorespiration by following Hatch Slack pathway.
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