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Assertion : Lysosomes help in photorespi...

Assertion : Lysosomes help in photorespiration.
Reason : Lysosome have basic enzyme.

A

If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B

If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C

If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D

If both the assertion and reason are false

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D

Peroxisome are involved in photorespiration. It refers to a process in plant metabolism where the enzyme RUBISCO oxygenates RUBP causing some of the energy produced by photosynthesis to be wasted.
The pH of the lysosome is less than 5. It contains various hydrolytic enzymes to digest dead and worn out cells.
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