Which statement is wrong about photorespiration ?

detailed solution

Correct option is D

RuBP instead of being converted to 2 molecules of PGA binds with O2 to form one molecule of phosphoglycerate and phosphoglycolate. C4 plants are special: They have a special type of leaf anatomy, they tolerate higher temperatures, they show a response to high light intensities, they lack a process called photorespiration and have greater productivity of biomass.In the photorespiratory pathway there is no synthesis of ATP or NADPH. In the photorespiratory pathway, there is neither synthesis of sugars, nor of ATP. Rather it results in the release of CO2  with the utilisation of ATP.RuBisCO has a much greater affinity for CO2  when the CO2  : O2is nearly equal.