Q. The cell organelle associated with photorespiration is

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Solution:

Plant peroxisomes found in photosynthetic cells perform photorespiration. For this, they are associated with chloroplast. Mesosomes are plasmalemma infoldings found in bacteria. Ribosomes are popularly known as protein factories due to their involvement in protein synthesis. Lysosomes take part in intracellular digestion of various types of materials and autolysis of cell.