Question

Respiratory quotient is

• A. Glucose > Fats > Organic acid
• B. Fats < Glucose < Organic acid
• C. Fats > Glucose > Organic acid
• D. Data insufficient

Answer 1

The correct option is B Fats < Glucose < Organic acid

The ratio of the volume of carbon dioxide evolved to the volume of the oxygen consumed in respiration is called the respiratory quotient (RQ).

Glucose has RQ 1. Fats has RQ less than 1. Organic acid has RQ more than unity. Therefore, the fats<glucose<organic acid.

So, the correct answer is 'Fats < Glucose < Organic acid'.