Respiration in Plants Question 5

5. Respiratory substrate yielding maximum number of ATP molecule is

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(a) ketogenic amino acids

(b)

(b) glucose

(c) amylose

(d) glycogen

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Answer : b

Hints & Solutions

(b) Firstly, amylose and glycogen are converted to glucose. Deamination of ketogenic amino acids occur and these enter respiratory catabolism as intermediates.