NEETBotanyRespiration in Plants
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: When carbohydrates are used as a substrate and are completely oxidised, the RQ will be 1. Reason: Equal amounts of CO2 and O2 are evolved and consumed respectively.
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
When carbohydrates are used as a substrate and are completely oxidised, the RQ will be 1. Because equal amounts of CO2 and O2 are evolved and consumed respectively.