In which one of the following, do both the names refer to the same thing?

Question

In which one of the following, do both the names refer to the same thing? (A) Tricarboxylic acid cycle and urea cycle (B) Krebs cycle and Calvin cycle (C) Tricarboxylic acid cycle and citric acid cycle (D) Citric acid cycle and Calvin cycle

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The TCA cycle is also called the citric acid cycle because the first stable product formed is a tricarboxylic acid molecule that is citric acid. Hence the name citric acid cycle. It is also called the Kreb's cycle.

Q. In which one of the following, do both the names refer to the same thing?

Tricarboxylic acid cycle and urea cycle

Krebs cycle and Calvin cycle

Tricarboxylic acid cycle and citric acid cycle

Citric acid cycle and Calvin cycle

The TCA cycle is also called the citric acid cycle because the first stable product formed is a tricarboxylic acid molecule that is citric acid. Hence the name citric acid cycle. It is also called the Kreb's cycle.