NEET Biology Respiration In Plants Question Bank Assertion and Reason

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    Assertion : The product of the first reaction of the Kreb's cycle is citric acid, a six carbon compound. Reason : The first reaction of the Kreb's cycle is the condensation of acetyl CoA with oxaloacetate.

    A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

    B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion 

    C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

    D) If both the assertion and reason are false

    E) If the assertion is false but reason is true

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    The first reaction of the Krebs cycle is the condensation of acetyl CoA (2 C compound) with oxaloacetate (2 C compound). Citric acid, a 6 carbon-compound is the first product of Krebs cycle.


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