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Photorespiration, usually occurs in
BiologyRespiration in PlantsAIIMSAIIMS 2001
Options:
  • A one cell organelle
  • B two cell organelles
  • C three cell organelles
  • D four cell organelles.
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The correct answer is: three cell organelles
In photorespiration uptake of oxygen and evolution of carbon dioxide are light dependent. RuBP carboxylase acts as RuBP oxygenase. Photorespiration occurs in chloroplast and requires the help of peroxisomes and mitochondrion.

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