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A respiratory balance sheet prepared for the oxidation of one molecule of glucose is based on certain assumptions. Read the following statements and state true (T) or false (F).
A. Sequential orderly functioning pathway including glycolysis, TCA cycle and ETS.
B. Only glucose is being respired; no other alternative substrate is entering the pathway.
C. Oxidation of extra-mitochondrial NADH occurs through oxidative phosphorylation.
D. The intermediates of the TCA cycle are used in different anabolic pathways.

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Important Questions on Respiration in Plants

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Which intermediate of Krebs’ cycle is withdrawn for the synthesis of chlorophyll?
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Which of the following justifies the amphibolic nature of respiratory pathway rather than a purely catabolic one?
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RQ (respiratory quotient)
A. Is the ratio of the volume of CO2 taken in and volume of oxygen evolved in respiration.
B. Depends upon the type of respiratory substrate used during respiration.