Question

Aerobic respiratory pathway is appropriately
termed
(a) parabolic (b) amphibolic
(c) anabolic (d) catabolic

Answer 1

Aerobic respiration pathway is appropriately termed amphibolic.

• Both the anabolic and catabolic processes are served by a single pathway, that is a biochemical pathway, called the amphibolic pathway.  
• The synthesis of anabolic precursors for amino acid synthesis,  
• catabolism of both carbohydrates and fatty acids, and  
• synthesis of various intermediatory metabolic products and secondary metabolites is involved in the aerobic respiration.
• Therefore it is called as the amphibolic biochemical pathway.

Answer 2

Answer is option "d"

Explanation:

• A metabolic pathway that participates in both anabolic and catabolic pathways is called as amphibolic.
• The first reaction of the cycle, in which oxaloacetate (a four carbon compound) condenses with acetate (a two carbon compound) to form citrate (a six carbon compound) is typically anabolic.
• The following hardly any responses, which are intramolecular revisions, produce isocitrate. The accompanying two responses are commonly catabolic..
• So, the correct answer is option d " Catabolic".