Question

Give scientific reason.

Kreb's cycle is also known as citric acid cycle.

Answer 1

1. Acetyl-CoA (2 carbon compound) enters the mitochondria to combine with oxaloacetic acid (4 carbon compound) and form a six-carbon compound i.e., citric acid.
2. Since citric acid is the first stable compound formed, Krebs cycle is also called the citric acid cycle.