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Assertion: One way of indicating the ATP yield from oxidative phosphorylatioon is the P/O ratio.
Reason: The cell stores 40% of the chemical energy.

A

If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B

If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C

If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D

If both the assertion and reason are false

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The correct Answer is:
B
The Phosphate/oxygen ratio refers to the amount of ATP produced from the movement of two electrons through a defined electron transport chain donated by reduction of an oxygen atom.
The cell stores 40% of the chemical energy liberated by the combustion of glucose in the form of ATP .
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