Q. Assertion: Photorespiration is a wasteful process.
Reason :In photorespiratory pathway, there is no synthesis of sugars or ATP.

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Solution:

Photorespiration is the light dependent process of oxygenation of ribulose biphosphate and release of carbon dioxide by the photosynthetic organs of a plant. In the photorespiratory pathway, there is neither synthesis of sugars nor of . Rather, it results in the release of with the utilisation of . Therefore, photorespiration is a wasteful process.