Assertion: Under conditions of high light intensity and limited 
supply, photorespiration has a useful role in protecting the plants from photo-oxidative damage.
Reason: If enough 
is not available to utilise light energy for carboxylation to proceed, the excess energy may not cause damage to plants.
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Photorespiration is the uptake of 
and release of 
in light and results from the biosynthesis of glycolate in chloroplasts and subsequent metabolism of glycolate acid in the same leaf cell. During photorespiration loss of carbon takes place in the form of 
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