NEETBotanyRespiration in Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: The passage of protons through the channel is coupled to the catalytic site of the F0 component for the production of ATP. Reason: For each ATP produced, 8H+ passes through F0 from the intermembrane space to the matrix down the electrochemical proton gradient.
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 passage of protons through the channel is coupled to the catalytic site of the F1 component for the production of ATP. For each ATP produced, 4H+ passes through F0 from the intermembrane space to the matrix down the electrochemical proton gradient.