The cell organelle participating in photo-respiration is

Glyoxysome

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Dictyosome

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Nucleolus

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Peroxisome

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Solution

The correct option is D
Peroxisome

Three organelles are involved in photorespiration - mitochondria, peroxisomes and chloroplasts.

Peroxisomes contain the enzyme glycolic acid oxidase. It oxidises glycolic acid to glyoxylic acid, a key step in photorespiration.

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The correct sequence of cell organelles during photo respiration is

S.No	Cell organelle		Function
(1)	Spherosome	-	Sythesis & storage of lipids
(2)	Peroxisome	-	Sire of photorespiration in $C_{3}$ plants
(3)	Glyoxysome	-	$β$ -oxidation of fatty acids in castor
(4)	Oxysome	-	Site of photophoshorylation

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The cell organelle that helps in respiration of the cell is:
(a) Mitochondria
(b) Lysosome
(c) Ribosome
(d) Centrosome

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