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)