Back to your test review

Peroxisomes are associated with

(a) photophosphorylation Your answer
(b) respiration Your answer
(c) photorespiration Correct
(d) photosynthesis Your answer

Your answer: Correct answer: (c)

Advertisement

Explanation

Why (c) is correct

Peroxisomes take part in photorespiration: glycolate from the chloroplast is oxidised in them, using O₂.

Why the other options are wrong

(a) · your answer Photophosphorylation takes place on the thylakoid membranes of chloroplasts.
(b) · your answer Respiration takes place in the cytoplasm and mitochondria.
(d) · your answer Photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplasts.

NCERT point: In photorespiration RuBP binds O₂, giving one PGA and one phosphoglycolate; there is no synthesis of sugar or ATP.

Thank you! We will check this question.

Practise Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

Take a free 15-question NEET Biology test on this chapter. Timed, scored instantly.

Start free test

Similar questions

In CAM plants, CO2 taken in at night is fixed by The two isotopes used to trace carbon and oxygen in photosynthesis studies are P680 is the reaction centre of