A) glycine
B) glycerate
C) phosphoglycolate
D) phosphoglycerate
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
Photorespiration in \[{{C}_{3}}-\]plants starts from phosphoglycolate. Phosphoglycolate formed in chloroplast represents the source of carbon dioxide released in photorespiration. Its phosphate group is first hydrolyzed away by a specific phosphatase found in chloroplasts of \[{{C}_{3}}-\]plants releasing \[{{P}_{i}}\] and glycolic acid. The glycolate then moves out of chloroplasts into the adjacent peroxisomes.
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