NEETBiologyPhotosynthesis in Higher PlantsMCQ+4 / −1
A process that makes important difference between C3 and C4 plants is
- Atranspiration
- Bglycolysis
- Cphotosynthesis
- Dphotorespiration.
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Correct answer: D
Photorespiration is absent is C4 plants. Photorespiration does not produce energy or reducing power. Rather, it consumes energy. Further, it undoes the work of photosynthesis. There is 25% loss of fixed CO2. Therefore, photorespiration is a highly wasteful process. This happens only in case of C3 plants.
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