Botany-TCA Cycle
NEET Botany TCA Cycle Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Medium-Class 11
Assertion (A): The TCA cycle generates GTP through substrate-level phosphorylation. | Reason (R): The conversion of succinyl-CoA to succinic acid in the TCA cycle leads to the synthesis of GTP.
A
Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
B
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C
A is true but R is false.
D
A is false.
Correct Answer
Option A
Detailed Explanation
The NCERT context mentions that during the conversion of succinyl-CoA to succinic acid, a molecule of GTP is synthesized through substrate-level phosphorylation.
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