NEET Biology question

The mechanism of ATP formation both in chloroplast and mitochondria is explained by

(A)Chemiosmotic theoryCorrect
(B)Munch's hypothesis (mass flow model)
(C)Relay pump theory
(D)Cholodny – Went model

Answer: (A)

Solution

The chemiosmotic theory (Peter Mitchell) explains ATP synthesis in both mitochondria and chloroplasts as being driven by a proton gradient across the inner mitochondrial/thylakoid membrane,

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