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The glycolate produced during photorespiration diffuses into which membrane-bound organelles?

Correct answer B. Peroxisomes

Explanation

In photorespiration, glycolate leaves the chloroplast and enters peroxisomes, where it is oxidised to glyoxylate and then converted to glycine before passing to mitochondria.

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