Multiple choice

Which of the following is a wastage process?

  1. Respiration

  2. Photosynthesis

  3. Photorespiration

  4. Movement

  5. -

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Photorespiration (also known as the oxidative photosynthetic carbon cycle, or C2 photosynthesis) refers to a process in plant metabolism where RuBisCO oxygenates RuBP causing some of the energy produced by photosynthesis to be wasted.