NEETBotanyRespiration in Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: In plants, the glucose is derived from sucrose, which is the end product of photosynthesis or from storage carbohydrates. Reason: Fructose is converted into glucose and galactose by the enzyme, invertase, and these two monosaccharides readily enter the glycolytic pathway.
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
C. Assertion is true but the Reason is false
Step-by-step solution
In plants, the glucose is derived from sucrose, which is the end product of photosynthesis or from storage carbohydrates. Sucrose is converted into glucose and fructose by the enzyme, invertase, and these two monosaccharides readily enter the glycolytic pathway.