Question

Floating respiration is respiration

• A. Occurring in cytosol
• B. Using carbohydrate as substrate
• C. Employing fat as respiratory substrate
• D. Both B and C

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Both B and C

Answer is option D i.e. "Both B and C"

• Respiration is defined as the process in which reduced substrates like carbohydrates, fats and proteins are oxidized to release energy and the intermediates produced in the process can be used for bio-synthetic activity.
• When proteins are used as respiratory fuels, it is called as protoplasmic respiration.
  
• When fats and carbohydrates are used as respiratory fuel, it is called as floating respiration.