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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