CELL RESPIRATION
OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION
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Question
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ATP synthesis would be inhibited
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ATP synthesis would be promoted
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The electron transport chain would increase in activity
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The electron transport chain would decrease in activity
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Detailed explanation-1: -Inhibition of the ATP synthase compromises the output of ATP by OXPHOS and rewires energy metabolism to an enhanced glycolysis.
Detailed explanation-2: -Widespread damage to mitochondria causes cells to die because they can no longer produce enough energy. Indeed, mitochondria themselves unleash the enzymes responsible for cell death.
Detailed explanation-3: -If your mitochondria are not working properly then you are less able to convert food into ATP. For cells that require a lot of ATP, for example your muscles, this is a problem and they may become weaker and get tired faster.
Detailed explanation-4: -The inner membrane of the mitochondrion contains the components of the electron transport chain. Oxidation/reduction reactions along the components of the electron transport chain generate a proton gradient that is used by ATP synthase to phosphorylate ADP, thereby producing ATP.