NEETBotanyRespiration in Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: One of the process in respiration is known as Oxidative phosphorylation. Reason: Unlike photophosphorylation where it is the light energy that is utilised for the production of proton gradient required for photophosphorylation, in respiration it is the energy of oxidation - reduction utilised for the same 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
A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
Unlike photophosphorylation where it is the light energy that is utilised for the production of proton gradient required for photophosphorylation, in respiration it is the energy of oxidation - reduction utilised for the same process. It is for this reason that the process is called oxidative phosphorylation.