Assertion(A): | Catabolism in living organisms is linked to work by a chemical drive shaft – the ATP. |
Reason(R): | Exergonic catabolic pathways release energy that can directly be used for physiological functions. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |