a: photorespiration ~
b: an automobile with its motor
What:
"The phenomenon of photorespiration is like an automobile with its motor running but with the clutch disengaged, so that no net movement or CO2 fixation occurs, although energy is being consumed."
Useful?
Writer: David D. Davies
LCC:
Where:
Date: Dec 17 2014 2:19 PM
# 6812 Critique Analogy