A) It is a characteristics of \[{{C}_{4}}\] plants
B) It is a characteristics of \[{{C}_{3}}\] plants
C) It occurs in chloroplasts
D) It occurs in daytime only
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
Dicker and Tio (1959) discovered photorespiration in tobacco plant. It is a light dependent process of oxygenation of ribulose bis phosphate (RuBP). During this process \[C{{O}_{2}}\] is liberated and \[{{O}_{2}}\] is consumed. \[{{C}_{4}}\] plants avoid photorespiration by following Hatch Slack Pathway.
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