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Newborn babies and hibernating animals contain a large amount of brown adipose (fat) tissue (BAT). Certain proteins in the BAT cells increase the permeability of the inner mitochondrial membrane to protons, disrupting the proton gradient. Which of the following best predicts the effect of disrupting the proton gradient in BAT?
А. The pH of the matrix will increase, allowing the production of more ATP per gram of substrate.
B. The pH of the intermembrane space will decrease, allowing a steeper proton gradient to form.
С. Electron transport and oxidative phosphorylation will be decoupled, generating more heat but less ATP.
D The number of protons available to pass through ATP synthase will increase, resulting in more ATP.

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The statement 'the pH of the matrix will increase, allowing the production of more ATP per gram of substrate' best predicts the effect of disrupting the proton gradient in BAT. It is a step of cellular respiration.

Cellular respiration and proton gradient

Cellular respiration refers to the chemical reactions where aerobic cells can produce ATP by using the energy from foods and oxygen.

Cellular respiration has three stages: glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation.

During oxidative phosphorylation, the movement of electrons is coupled to a proton gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane to generate ATP.

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