MCQ
A mixture containing equal quantity of germinating maize and groundnut seeds are taken.The RQ of this mixture would be:
- AOne
- BLess than one
- CMore than one
- DInfinity
Explanation:
The respiratory quotient is less than one if respiration is aerobic and the respiratory substrate is either fat or protein.
Maize contains carbohydrates and groundnut seeds have fatty acids. RQ of carbohydrates is 1.0 and of fats is less than 1.
So, the RQ of this mixture would be less than 1.
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