Which limitation arises when elevated oxygen concentrations compete with carbon dioxide during the Calvin cycle?

💡 Explanation

When oxygen concentrations increase, rubisco catalyzes photorespiration because it binds to oxygen instead of carbon dioxide, leading to a wasteful process. Therefore, photorespiration decreases photosynthetic efficiency, rather than chloroplast damage, stomatal closure, or chlorophyll breakdown which result from separate mechanisms.

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