Respiration In Plants Question 3

Question: Assertion : In electron transport chain, there is a gain of energy at each step. Reason : At each step of ETC, there are electron carriers.

Options:

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 the assertion is false but reason is true

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

The passage of electrons from one enzyme or cytochrome to the next is a downhill journey with a loss of energy at each step.

At each step the electron carriers include flavins, iron sulphur complexes, quinones and cytochromes.