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Photorespiration

Question

During photorespiration, loss of CO₂ occurs in which of the given cell organelles?

Moderate

A

Chloroplast
B

Peroxisome
C

Mitochondria
D

Sphaerosome

Solution

During photorespiration, loss of CO₂ occurs in mitochondria. Two molecules of glycine (2C) combines to form 1 molecule of serine (3C) and in the process 1 molecule of CO₂ is released.

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