AP BIOLOGY

CELL RESPIRATION

OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is not a feature of oxidative phosphorylation?
A
Direct transfer of phosphate from a substrate molecule to ADP
B
An electrochemical gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane
C
A membrane bound ATP synthase
D
A proton motive force
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Direct transfer of phosphate from a substrate molecule to ADP is not a feature of oxidative phosphorylation. Therefore, the correct answer would be A) Direct transfer of phosphate from a substrate molecule to ADP.

Detailed explanation-2: -Oxidative phosphorylation is made up of two closely connected components: the electron transport chain and chemiosmosis. In the electron transport chain, electrons are passed from one molecule to another, and energy released in these electron transfers is used to form an electrochemical gradient.

Detailed explanation-3: -Substrate-level phosphorylation is a metabolism reaction that results in the production of ATP or GTP by the transfer of a phosphate group from a substrate directly to ADP or GDP. Transferring from a higher energy (whether phosphate group attached or not) into a lower energy product.

Detailed explanation-4: -Final answer: Oxidative phosphorylation that occurs in the outer mitochondrial matrix is the incorrect statement.

Detailed explanation-5: -1 Substrate level phosphorylation (SLP) SLP is a mechanism of ATP formation involving the transfer of a phosphate (Pi) from a donor molecule to ADP to form ATP.

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