Respiration In Plants Question 130

Question: A mixture containing equal quantity of germinating maize and groundnut seeds are taken. The RQ of this mixture would be

Options:

A) One

B) Less than one

C) More than one

D) Infinity

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Maize contains carbohydrate and groundnut seed contains fatty acid.

R.Q.

of these substances are respectively less than 1.

Thus total R.Q.

will be less than one.