Exercise 10.

Photorespiration
Biboso | Carlos | dela Rosa | Domingo
Group 2, T1L
Photosynthesis Respiration
 PHOTORESPIRATION

Light and high

temperature

Does not result in the

synthesis of ATP
glycine
serine
PHOTORESPIRATION
 Control Plant Plant Inside the Bell Jar
Day
C3 Plant C4 Plant C3 Plant C4 Plant

0 Healthy plants Healthy plants Healthy plants, light Healthy plants with dark
green leaves green leaves

1 No significant change No significant change Slightly shorter, yellow dark green leaves
green leaves

2 No significant change No significant change Shorter than C4, yellowish dark green leaves
leaves

3 No significant change No significant change Shorter than C4, yellow dark green leaves
leaves, wilting at some
point

4 No significant change No significant change Shorter than C4, yellow dark green leaves
leaves, some wilted,
stunted growth

5 No significant change No significant change Shorter than C4, yellow dark green leaves
leaves, some wilted,
stunted growth
 C3 C4

Stunted Growth - low rate of photosynthesis since Dark green leaves - PS rate maintained due to
low concentration of CO2 spatial separation of bundle sheath and mesophyll
cells

Yellowing - senescence of leaves due to low PS rate Adaptation - Kranz anatomy CO2
Study Questions
Will the O2 concentration in the set-up increase or decrease? What
effect would there be on C3 plants for such change in O2 level?

Oxygen concentration increases since it is trapped inside

the bell jar upon being formed in PS. This made
photorespiration favorable in C3 plants.
Define CO2 compensation point and light compensation point.

● Light compensation point - light intensity at which

there is no net oxygen input or output.
● Carbon dioxide compensation point - point at which
net assimilation of carbon dioxide is equal to zero
 With the decline in CO2 concentration in the set-up, which
species would still exhibit net photosynthesis after one week?
● C4 plants maintained its net PS rate due to the Kranz
anatomy of its mesophyll and bundle sheath cells
● Spatial separation was present wherein site for CO2 fixation
was isolated
● PEP carboxylase was also utilized - lessen the occurrence
of photorespiration