Respiration in Plants Question 50

50. End product of citric acid/Krebs cycle is

(a) citric acid

(b) lactic acid

(c) pyruvic acid

(d) $CO_2+H_2 O$

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Answer : d

Hints & Solutions

(d) Krebs cycle (called after Hans Krebs) is also called as the citric acid cycle, and the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA cycle). It is the series of chemical reactions that produces two carbon dioxide molecules, one GTP/ATP, and reduced forms of NADH and FADH2. It is used by all aerobic organisms to generate energy.