Assertion: Respiration is the breaking of the C - C bonds of complex compounds through oxidation within the cells and release of large amount of energy. Reason: The compounds that are oxidised during respiration are called respiratory substrates.

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Assertion: Respiration is the breaking of the C - C bonds of complex compounds through oxidation within the cells and release of large amount of energy. Reason: The compounds that are oxidised during respiration are called respiratory substrates. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion (B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion (C) If assertion is true but reason is false (D) If both assertion and reason are false

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Correct answer is (b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

Q. Assertion : Respiration is the breaking of the C−C bonds of complex compounds through oxidation within the cells and release of large amount of energy. Reason : The compounds that are oxidised during respiration are called respiratory substrates.

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

Correct answer is (b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

Q. Assertion : Respiration is the breaking of the $C - C$ bonds of complex compounds through oxidation within the cells and release of large amount of energy.
Reason : The compounds that are oxidised during respiration are called respiratory substrates.