Question

What is the use of ETS?

(a) To release and utilise energy

(b) To store energy

(c) To transfer energy to the surroundings

(d) To take energy from the surroundings

I got this question in homework.

This intriguing question comes from Aerobic Respiration in chapter Respiration in Plants of Biology – Class 11

Answer 1

Right option is (a) To release and utilise energy

For explanation: The steps in the respiratory process in the ETS are to release and utilise the energy stored in NADH + H^+ and FADH2. This system is present in the inner mitochondrial membrane.