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Example of diffusion inside the human body?
The lungs utilize diffusion to transfer oxygen into the blood stream and take the CO2 out. Another example is the oxygen gradient set up in the ATP transfer cycle.
What is the incoming energy source for electron transport chain?
The electron transport chain is the driving energy behind ATP synthesis. The energy itself comes from electron donors. In chloroplast, this donor's glucose.
What is ATP in kids terms?
ATP - Adenosine Triphospate, is not easy for kids to understand. The easiest relative description of this is replacing the term ATP with "energy".
What is the energy molecule for all living things?
Last I heard, the energy molecule for humans is ATP, adenosine triphosphate. I don't think that other living things such as plants have ATP. They do photosynthesis. But regarding humans, ATP is taught to be the energy molecule.
Protons are moved into the thylakoid using energy from where?
ATP.
What enzyme is responsible for the synthesis of ATP using a proton gradient?
ATP synthase is the enzyme responsible for the synthesis of ATP using a proton gradient across the mitochondrial inner membrane. It harnesses the energy stored in the proton gradient to drive the phosphorylation of ADP to form ATP.
Synthesis of ATP via a proton gradient is called?
Chemiosmosis (involves the pumping of protons through special channels in the membranes of mitochondria from the inner to the outer compartment. The pumping establishes a proton gradient).
Is hydrogen gradient across the mitochondrial inner membrane a cellular energy currency?
ATP molecules are essentially cellular energy currency. The hydrogen gradient (or proton gradient as it is technically called) is responsible for the functioning of a protein complex called ATP synthase which in turn is responsible for the synthesis of ATP molecules. Therefore, the proton gradient is the driving force for the synthesis of ATP molecules.
The movement of hydrogen ions into the thylakoid space creates what?
The movement of hydrogen ions into the thylakoid space creates a proton gradient. This proton gradient is essential for driving ATP synthesis during the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.
Why is it important that a membrane separate the cellular regions on either side of an ATP synthase molecule in order for the protein to perform its function?
A membrane separation is crucial for ATP synthase to establish a proton gradient across the membrane. This gradient serves as the driving force for ATP synthesis as protons flow through the ATP synthase from high to low concentration. Without this separation, the necessary proton gradient cannot be generated.
What powers the proton gradient of positive ions in the stroma?
The proton gradient across the thylakoid membrane is powered by the flow of electrons from water to NADP+ during photosynthesis. This flow of electrons creates a proton gradient that drives ATP production through ATP synthase.
What feature of the mitochondrion allows isolation of the proton gradient?
The inner mitochondrial membrane is the key feature that allows the isolation of the proton gradient in mitochondria. It is highly impermeable to ions and small molecules, which enables the establishment and maintenance of the electrochemical gradient (proton motive force) across the membrane. This gradient is crucial for ATP synthesis as protons flow back into the mitochondrial matrix through ATP synthase during oxidative phosphorylation.
Does atp synthase change ADP to atp when light energy pass through it?
No, ATP synthase does not directly use light energy to convert ADP to ATP. ATP synthase uses the energy stored in the form of a proton gradient across a membrane to catalyze the synthesis of ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate. Light energy is typically used in photosynthesis to generate this proton gradient in the chloroplast membrane.
Synthesis of ATP by chemiosmotic mechanism occurs during?
Synthesis of ATP by chemiosmotic mechanism occurs during oxidative phosphorylation in the inner mitochondrial membrane. Protons are pumped across the membrane by the electron transport chain, creating a proton gradient. ATP synthase then uses this gradient to generate ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate.
Chemiosmosis in mitochondria directly results in the synthesis of?
ATP through the movement of protons across the inner mitochondrial membrane via ATP synthase. This process creates a proton gradient, driving the production of ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate.
Assume a thylakoid is somehow punctured so that the interior of the thylakoid is no longer separated from the stroma This damage will have the most direct effect on which processes?
This damage would most directly affect the generation of a proton gradient within the thylakoid membrane by disrupting the compartmentalization necessary for the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis. The proton gradient is crucial for ATP synthesis and ultimately influencing the production of NADPH and ATP in the light reactions.
What does chemiosmosis provide for making ATP?
Chemiosmosis generates the proton gradient necessary for ATP synthesis by coupling the movement of protons across the inner mitochondrial membrane to the phosphorylation of ADP into ATP by ATP synthase. This process uses the energy from the proton gradient to drive the rotation of the ATP synthase complex, leading to the production of ATP from ADP and inorganic phosphate.
