Aerobic respiratory pathway is appropriately termed

(A)parabolic
(B)amphibolic
(C)anabolic
(D)catabolic

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Because the respiratory pathway is involved in both anabolism and catabolism, it would hence be better to consider the respiratory pathway as an **amphibolic pathway** rather than as a catabolic one.

Chapter: Respiration in Plants
Section: 12.6 AMPHIBOLIC PATHWAY
Page: 9
Words matched: 31 of 31

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