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(a) What is respiratory quotient (RQ)?(b) the respiratory pathway in plants is called amphibolic pathway. Why ?Mention the RQ values for carbohydrates, fats and proteins during aerobic respiration. |
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Answer» (a) The ratio of volume of CO2 evolved to the volume of O2 consumed during respiration. OR RQ = Volume of CO2 evolved / Volume of O2 consumed RQ of carbohydrates-1, fats less than 1 and proteins is less than 1 (b) Because respiratory pathway involves both anabolism and catabolism |
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