What happens during photorespiration?
A) The Calvin cycle produces twice as much glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P) , which is exported to make sugars.
B) The enzyme rubisco uses oxygen as its substrate for the reaction it catalyzes with ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP) .
C) Ribulose bisphosphate (RuBP) is broken down into glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (G3P) and exported to make sugars.
D) A second wave of light reactions occurs to replace the Calvin cycle.
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