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.