Oxidative Phosphorylation

Where, precisely, does oxidative phosphorylation occur in the cell?

• cytoplasm

• mitochondrial matrix

• cell membrane

• cristae of mitochondria

What happens to NADH and FADH₂ at the start of oxidative phosphorylation?

• They are phosphorylated

• They are oxidised

• They are decarboxylated

• They are reduced

What is released from the electron transport chain as electrons flow through it?

• energy

• oxygen

• NADH

• ATP

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Where does the energy used to pump protons (H⁺) through carrier proteins in the mitochondrial membrane come from?

• ATP

• electrons

• NADH

• FADH₂

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Where does the energy used to pump protons (H⁺) through ATP synthase in the mitochondrial membrane come from?

• ATP

• electrons

• the proton (H⁺) gradient

• NADH

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Where is ATP synthase found in a mitochondrion?

• the intermembrane space

• the matrix

• the inner membrane

• the outer membrane

By what method of transport do protons (H+) flow through ATP synthase?

• active transport

• diffusion

• endocytosis

• osmosis

What reaction is catalysed by ATP synthase?

• ATP --> ADP + Pi

• ATP + Pi --> ADP

• ADP + Pi --> ATP

• ADP --> ATP + Pi

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In which direction are protons (H⁺) pumped through carrier proteins in the inner mitochondrial membrane?

• From matrix to intermembrane space

• From matrix to cytoplasm

• From intermembrane space to matrix

• From intermembrane space to cytoplasm

In which direction are protons (H⁺) pumped through ATP synthase?

• From matrix to intermembrane space

• From matrix to cytoplasm

• From intermembrane space to matrix

• From intermembrane space to cytoplasm

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