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Photorespiration is known as a waste process because

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Photorespiration is a wasteful process because it prevents plants from using their ATP and NADPH to synthesize carbohydrates.

RuBISCO, the enzyme which fixes carbon dioxide during the Calvin cycle, is also responsible for oxygen fixation duringphotorespiration.

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