Assertion :During aerobic respiration pyruvic acid formed as a result of glycolysis undergoes phosphorylation reaction to form acetyl CoA. Reason: There is net gain of 18 ATP molecules during aerobic respiration of one molecule of glucose.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is D Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect During aerobic respiration the final product of glycolysis i.e pyruvic acid is transported from the cytoplasm into mitochondria and undergoes oxidative decarboxylation reaction to form acetyl CoA . Aerobic respiration is the complete oxidation of glucose into CO2 and H2O. There can be a net gain of 36 ATP molecules in aerobic respiration of one molecules of glucose.