NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyRespiration in PlantsPractice
In which one of the following, do both the names refer to the same thing?
Options
- ATricarboxylic acid cycle and urea cycle
- BKrebs cycle and Calvin cycle
- CTricarboxylic acid cycle and citric acid cycle
- DCitric acid cycle and Calvin cycle
Correct answer
C. Tricarboxylic acid cycle and citric acid cycle
Step-by-step solution
The TCA cycle is also called the citric acid cycle because the first stable product formed is a tricarboxylic acid molecule that is citric acid. Hence the name citric acid cycle. It is also called the Kreb's cycle.