Question

Following diagram shows the demonstration of aerobic respiration–


What result can be drawn from it?

• A. The experiment shows that ${\text{CO}}_2$ is evolved in an aerobic respiration of seeds
• B. It shows that ${\text{O}}_2$ is evolved in an aerobic respiration of seed
• C. Aerobic respiration takes place in the seed in the absence of free oxygen
• D. The potassium hydroxide forms ${\text{O}}_2$ and water

Answer 1

The correct option is A

The experiment shows that ${\text{CO}}_2$ is evolved in an aerobic respiration of seeds

During this experiment, oxygen is utilized. As a result, complete oxidation of glucose takes place and maximum amount of energy is released.
This type of respiration can be represented by the following equation-

$\underset{\left(\text{Glucose}\right)}{{\text{C}}_6{\text{H}}_{12}{\text{O}}_6}+6{\text{O}}_2\underset{}{\overset{}{\to }}6{\text{CO}}_2+6{\text{H}}_2\text{O}+\text{Energy}\left(38\text{{ATP}}\right)$
As a result, carbondioxide is evolved in an aerobic respiration of seed.