Which of the following statements are correct w.r.t respiration?
(a) It is involved in breaking of the C-C bonds of complex compounds through oxidation within the cells.
(b) It releases considerable amount of energy locked in organic compounds.
(c) Photorespiration takes place only in mitochondria and cytoplasm during which oxygen is consumed.

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The breaking of the $$C-C$$ bonds of complex compounds through oxidation within the cells, leading to release of considerable amount of energy is called respiration. Photorespiration takes place with the involvement of three organelles of green cells known as chloroplasts, peroxisomes and mitochondria.

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