Assertion : Respiratory pathway is considered as an amphibolic pathway. Reason : Respiratory pathway…
Assertion : Respiratory pathway is considered as an amphibolic pathway.
Reason : Respiratory pathway involves both anabolism and catabolism.
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
If assertion is true but reason is false.
If both assertion and reason are false.
Solution
Amphibolic pathway is the one which is used for both breakdown (catabolism) and build-up (anabolism) reactions. Respiratory pathway is mainly a catabolic process which serves to run the living system by providing energy. However, the pathway produces a number of intermediates. Many of them are raw materials for building up both primary and secondary metabolites.