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In which one of the following, do both the names refer to the same thing?
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Options:
  • A Tricarboxylic acid cycle and urea cycle
  • B Krebs cycle and Calvin cycle
  • C Tricarboxylic acid cycle and citric acid cycle
  • D Citric acid cycle and Calvin cycle
Solution:
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The correct answer is: Tricarboxylic acid cycle and citric acid cycle
The TCA cycle is also called the citric acid cycle because the first stable product formed is a tricarboxylic acid molecule that is citric acid. Hence the name citric acid cycle. It is also called the Kreb's cycle.

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