Consider the given two statements:
| I: | The oxygenation reaction of RuBisCO is a wasteful process. |
| II: | 3-phosphoglycerate is not created. |
| 1. | Both I and II are correct and II explains I |
| 2. | I is correct but II is incorrect |
| 3. | Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I |
| 4. | I is incorrect but II is correct |
| Assertion(A): | C3 plants show a pathway called photorespiration. |
| Reason(R): | RuBisCO binds with oxygen under specific conditions in C3 plants. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is true, but (R) is false. |
| 4. | (A) is false, but (R) is true. |
| Statement I: | RuBisCO is the most abundant enzyme in the world. |
| Statement II: | Photorespiration does not occur in C4 plants. |
| 1. | Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect |
| 2. | Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct |
| 3. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct |
| 4. | Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect |