Photorespiration
Photorespiration: Overview
This topic covers concepts such as Photorespiration and Organelles Involved in Photorespiration.
Important Questions on Photorespiration
Which of the option is correct for photorespiration

The energy wastage occurs during

In photorespiration binds with to form
i) Phosphoglycerate
ii) Phosphoglycolate
iii) Glyceraldehyde -- Phosphate
iv) Phosphoenol pyruvate
The correct combination is:

Due to photorespiration, approximately _____ of photosynthetically fixed CO2 is lost.

What is the main reaction which differentiates C3 and C4 plants?

A set of organelles involved in photorespiration are

A cell organelle that is not associated with photorespiration is

Photorespiration shows formation of

Which one is wrong in photorespiration?

Which of the following molecule is produced upon oxidation of RuBP during photorespiration?

In photorespiration, the first stable product is

The following compounds are intermediates in the pathway of photorespiration
I. phosphoglycolate II. serine III. glyoxylate IV. glycine
The correct sequence of their appearance in the pathway is

Which of the following statement is incorrect about photorespiration?

Peroxisomes are associated with

The correct sequence of cell organelles involved in photorespiration is

The cell organelle associated with photorespiration is

A part of photosynthetically fixed goes back to the atmosphere due to __________

Assertion: Photorespiration is completed in three cell organelles.
Reason: Peroxisomes, glyoxysomes, and desmosomes are involved in photorespiration.

During photorespiration, the decarboxylation reaction occurs in

