Q. More carbon dioxide is evolved than the volume of oxygen consumed when the respiratory substrate is
A) Fat
B) Sucrose
C) Glucose
D) Organic acid
Explanation
Organic acid evolves more carbon dioxide than volume of oxygen consumed when broken down as respiratory substrate under aerobic conditions, i.e., RQ is more than unity.
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