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Science Bowl Question

📅 NSB 2013🎓 HS🔄 Round 13#️⃣ Q5❓ TOSS-UP✍️ Short Answer

What wasteful process occurs when rubisco acts as an oxygenase [OK-si-juh-nays] instead of a carboxylase [kahr-BOK-suh-layz] during the Calvin cycle, decreasing the efficiency of photosynthesis and producing carbon dioxide?

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