Photorespiration NEET 2025 Level Photosynthesis in Higher Plants Botany NEET Practice Questions, MCQs, Past Year Questions (PYQs), NCERT Questions, Question Bank, Class 11 and Class 12 Questions, and PDF solved with answers

How many of the given statements are correct?

I:	The Hill reaction involves the reduction of NADP⁺ to NADPH.
II:	Photorespiration occurs in the chloroplast, peroxisome, and mitochondria.
III:	CAM plants store CO₂ in the form of malate during the night.
IV:	The main purpose of photorespiration is to release CO₂ for the Calvin cycle.
V:	PEP carboxylase is the primary enzyme for CO₂ fixation in C₄ plants.

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Subtopic: Dark Reaction : Calvin Cycle | Photorespiration |

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Consider the given two statements:

Statement I:	High temperatures can lead to increased rates of photorespiration in C₃ plants.
Statement II:	Photorespiration occurs because the enzyme RuBisCO has a higher affinity for CO₂ than O₂.

1.	Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct
2.	Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect
3.	Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct
4.	Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect

Subtopic: Photorespiration |

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