Question

why is photorespiration considered as a wasteful process

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Answer 1

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☆Photorespiration is a wasteful process because it prevents plants from using their ATP and NADPH to synthesize carbohydrates .

☆RuBISCO , an enzyme which fixes CO2 during the Calvin cycle , is also responsible for oxygen fixation during photorespiration .

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