Question

Assertion (A): Photosynthesis produces glucose, which is used as a source of energy.

Reason (R): Glucose is broken down in the mitochondria during cellular respiration to release energy.

पर्याय

• Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

• A is true but R is false.

• A is false but R is true.

Answer 1

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

The assertion is true because photosynthesis manufactures glucose, which functions as the primary chemical storage unit of solar energy for the living world. The reason is also true and serves as the correct explanation because it defines how that produced glucose is utilised as an energy source. During cellular respiration, enzymes inside the mitochondria systematically oxidise and break the chemical bonds of this glucose molecule to harvest and store its energy as ATP.