AIIMS AIIMS Solved Paper-2014

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    Assertion Presence of photorespiration is considered as a wasteful and energy consuming process in crop plants, ultimately leads to reduction in yield. Reason During \[{{C}_{3}}\] synthesis up 50% \[C{{O}_{2}}\]fixed may have to pass through photorespiratory process to form carbohydrate such as sucrose. These questions consist two statement each printed as Assertion and Reason. While answering these question, you are required to choose any one of the following four options.

    A) Both Assertion, and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

    B) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

    C) Assertion is true, but Reason is false

    D) Both Assertion and Reason are false

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    Photorespiration is a process that reduce the yield of photosynthesis, because the active site of \[\text{RuBISCO}\]accepts oxygen in place of carbon dioxide and generate no ATP.


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