| Assertion (A): | It is better to consider the respiratory pathway as an amphibolic pathway rather than only as a catabolic one. |
| Reason (R): | Breaking down processes within the living organism is catabolism, and synthesis is anabolism. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A) |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explains (A) |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True |