Respiration In Plants Question 144
Question: Choose the correct pair of names that refer to one and the same process.
Options:
A) Citric acid cycle and Calvin cycle
B) Tricarboxylic acid cycle and urea cycle
C) Kreb’s cycle and Calvin cycle
D) Tricarboxylic acid cycle and citric acid cycle
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
[d] Tricaboxylic acid cycle is also known as citric acid cycle or Kreb’s cycle.
This is an aerobic process which takes place in the matrix of mitochondria.
Kreb’s discovered this cycle in 1937.
So, this is also known as Hans Kreb’s cycle.