Question

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

(a) True

(b) False

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Answer 1

Right option is (a) True

Best explanation: When carbohydrate is consumed by the aerobic bacteria, it leads to loss of almost one third of the initial energy and two-thirds are conserved biochemically. Hence, this leads to loss in initial energy and they are energy deprived.