Question

If the respiratory substrate has less oxygen, the
RQ value will be
1) less than one 2) infinity
3) zero 4) greater than one

Answer 1

Explanation:

RQ is less than one when respiration is aerobic but the respiratory substrate is either fat or protein. RQ is about 0.7 for most of the common fats. It occurs during germination of fatty seeds. RQ is about 0.9 in case of proteins, peptones,etc