Respiration In Plants Question 140

Question: R.Q. in anaerobic respiration is [Jipmer 1998; Wardha 2005]

Options:

A) 0

B) $ \propto $

C) 1

D) > 1

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

During anaerobic respiration, due to the absence of $ O_2 $ the value of R.Q.

is infinite (or more than one).

$ C_6H_{12}O_6\xrightarrow{{}}2CO_2+2C_2H_5OH $ $ R\text{.Q}\text{.}=\frac{2}{0}= $ (infinite)