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Assertion: Photorespiration is one of the wasteful processes.
Reason: In photorespiration there is no synthesis of ATP and NADPH.
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Photorespiration is considered wasteful because it uses ATP and releases carbon dioxide ( 
) without producing ATP or NADPH, or synthesising sugar. It's a light-dependent process that occurs in chloroplasts, peroxisomes, and mitochondria.
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