NEETBotanyRespiration in Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: In fermentation there is a net gain of only two molecules of ATP for each molecule of glucose degraded to pyruvic acid. Reason: Fermentation accounts for only a partial breakdown of glucose whereas in aerobic respiration it is completely degraded to CO2 and H2O.
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
Fermentation accounts for only a partial breakdown of glucose whereas in aerobic respiration it is completely degraded to CO2 and H2O. In fermentation there is a net gain of only two molecules of ATP for each molecule of glucose degraded to pyruvic acid.