Statement I: | The respiratory pathway is better regarded as an amphibolic pathway rather than only a catabolic pathway. |
Statement II: | The respiratory pathway is involved in both anabolism and catabolism. |
1. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I |
2. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II does not explain Statement I |
3. | Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect |
4. | Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct |
I: | If fatty acids were to be respired, they would enter the respiratory pathway as acetyl CoA. |
II: | Glycerol enters the respiratory pathway after being converted to PGAL. |
III: | Amino acids enter the respiratory pathway at some stage within the Krebs cycle but never as pyruvate or acetyl CoA. |
I: | Glucose is the favoured substrate for respiration. |
II: | All carbohydrates are usually first converted into glucose before they are used for respiration. |
III: | Glycerol would enter the pathway after being converted to Acetyl CoA. |
IV: | Proteins and amino acids cannot be used as respiratory substrates. |