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BiologyRespiration in PlantsNEET

Study the following statements regarding the chemiosmotic hypothesis in mitochondria and select the correct ones. (i) F1 headpiece contains the site for the synthesis of ATP from ADP + Pi. (ii) F0 part forms the channel through which protons cross the inner membrane. (iii) For each ATP produced, 2H+ pass through F0 from the intermembrane space to the matrix down the electrochemical proton gradient.

Answer: (D)

Solution

All three statements correctly describe Peter Mitchell's chemiosmotic hypothesis: F1 is the catalytic ATP-synthesis site; F0 forms the transmembrane proton channel; and proton

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