NEET2019BotanyRespiration in PlantsActual
Assertion : Respiratory pathway is considered as an amphibolic pathway. Reason : Respiratory pathway involves both anabolism and catabolism.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Step-by-step solution
Amphibolic pathway is the one which is used for both breakdown (catabolism) and build-up (anabolism) reactions. Respiratory pathway is mainly a catabolic process which serves to run the living system by providing energy. However, the pathway produces a number of intermediates. Many of them are raw materials for building up both primary and secondary metabolites.