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When carbohydrates are respired by aerobic bacteria, almost one third of initial energy is lost.

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When carbohydrates are respired by aerobic bacteria, almost one third of initial energy is lost.

(a) True

(b) False

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This interesting question is from Aerobic Bacterial Degradation of Biopolymers in chapter Biodegradation of Organic Pollutants of Environmental Biotechnology

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Right option is (a) True

Explanation: carbohydrates are respired by aerobic bacteria leads to loss of almost one third of the initial energy and two-thirds are conserved biochemically.

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