NEETBotanyRespiration in Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: In the ETS, carbon acts as the final hydrogen acceptor. Reason: Oxygen is not needed for the ETS process.
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
D. Both Assertion and Reason are false
Step-by-step solution
The presence of oxygen is vital, since it drives the whole process by removing hydrogen from the system. Oxygen acts as the final hydrogen acceptor.