In C3 plants if CO2 increases relative to O2 then photorespiration decreases - why?

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In C3 plants if CO2 increases relative to O2 then photorespiration decreases - why?

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C3 plants have a photosynthetic efficiency which suffers in hot dry conditions therefore photorespiration decreases

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