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Respiration in Plants: RQ Interpretation MCQ

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RQ InterpretationHardQuestion 10976

Question

A germinating seed shows RQ close to 0.7. The best inference is that it is mainly respiring:

  1. A
    Fats
    Correct
  2. B
    Glucose
  3. C
    Organic acids
  4. D
    Pure water

Correct answer

Fats

Explanation

Fat respiration consumes proportionally more oxygen, so the RQ is below 1.

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