Respiration in Plants Question 19
19. Maximum usable energy per mol of glucose metabolised will be generated during [1999]
(a) aerobic respiration by germinating seeds
(b) production of methanol by enteric bacteria
(c) fermentation into ethanol by yeast
(d) glycolysis in the skeletal muscle of a sprinter performing a hundred metre dash
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Answer : a
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(a) The energy yield during aerobic respiration (36 ATP) is 18 times of that during anaerobic respiration (2 ATP).