AMU Medical AMU Solved Paper-1998

  • question_answer
    The organelles for photorespiration are

    A)  lysosomes        

    B)  glyoxysomes

    C)  peroxisomes      

    D)  ribosome.

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    : Photorespiration is light dependent respiration occurring in most photosynthetic plants. Peroxisomes participate in photorespiration with chloroplast and mitochondria. In contrast to normal respiration (found in all living cells) or dark respiration which occurs in the mitochondria, no ATP or reduced NAD is produced by photorespiration. The energy released being lost as heat.


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