NEETBotanyRespiration in Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: In reality calculation of net gain of ATP is only a theoretical excercise Reason: The net gain of ATP is calculated by making assumptions that all pathways work one after the other but in reality they take place simultaenously.
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
There can be a net gain of 38 ATP molecules during aerobic respiration of one molecule of glucose. It is possible to make calculations of the net gain of ATP for every glucose molecule oxidised; but in reality this can remain only a theoretical exercise.