Q. During photorespiration, the conversion of phosphoglycolate to glycolate takes place in this cell organelle.

A) Mitochondria
B) Glyoxysome
C) Peroxisome
D) Chloroplast
Explanation

Photorespiration is the uptake of oxygen and release of carbon dioxide in light that results from the biosynthesis of glycolate in chloroplast and subsequent metabolism of glycolic acid in the same leaf cell through other two cell organelles (i.e., peroxisome and mitochondria). Conversion of phosphoglycolate to glycolate takes place in chloroplast.

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