The correct sequence of cell organelles during photorespiration is
- chloroplast, Golgi-bodies, mitochondria
- chloroplast, rough endoplasmic reticulum, dictyosomes
- chloroplast, peroxisome, mitochondria
- chloroplast, vacuole, peroxisome.
Answer
(3) chloroplast, peroxisome, mitochondria
Solution
⇒ Photorespiration begins in the chloroplast: RuBisCO acts as oxygenase and RuBP + O2 gives phosphoglycerate and phosphoglycolate.
⇒ Glycolate moves to the peroxisome, where it is oxidised to glyoxylate and converted to glycine.
⇒ Glycine enters the mitochondrion, where two glycine give serine with release of CO2.
∴ The sequence is chloroplast → peroxisome → mitochondria.
Answer: (3)