Class 11 Biology - Chapter Respiration in Plants NCERT Solutions | What are the assumptions made during the

Welcome to the NCERT Solutions for Class 11th Biology - Chapter Respiration in Plants. This page offers a step-by-step solution to the specific question from Exercise 1, Question 8: what are the assumptions made during the calculati....
Question 8

What are the assumptions made during the calculation of net gain of ATP?

Answer

For theoretical calculation of ATP molecules, various assumptions are made, which are as follows.

(a) It is assumed that various parts of aerobic respiration such as glycolysis, TCA cycle, and ETS occur in a sequential and orderly pathway.

(b) NADH produced during the process of glycolysis enters into mitochondria to undergo oxidative phosphorylation.

(c) Glucose molecule is assumed to be the only substrate while it is assumed that no other molecule enters the pathway at intermediate stages.

(d) The intermediates produced during respiration are not utilized in any other process.

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