A germinating mustard seed converts its lipids into sugars by _______________.

TCA cycle

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Glyoxylate cycle

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Calvin cycle

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Glycolate pathway

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Solution

The correct option is A TCA cycle
in the germinating mustard seed , the lipid content is converted into sugars by TCA cycle. TCA cycle or citric acid cycle oxidizes the products of glycolysis and lipid derived substrates, such as acetyl-coA to produce energy in the mitochondria.
Hence, the correct option is A.

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