NEETBotanyRespiration in Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: For aerobic respiration to take place within the mitochondria, the final product of Glycolysis, pyruvate is transported from the Cytoplasm into the mitochondria. Reason: In aerobic respiration, the first process takes place in the Matrix of the mitochondria while the second process is located on the inner membrane of the mitochondria.
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
A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
For aerobic respiration to take place within the mitochondria, the final product of Glycolysis, pyruvate is transported from the Cytoplasm into the mitochondria. In aerobic respiration, the first process takes place in the Matrix of the mitochondria while the second process is located on the inner membrane of the mitochondria.