You are studying the process of oxidative phosphorylation in the lab. You isolate several mitochondria from cells and place them in a buffered solution with a low pH and observe that the mitochondria begin to synthesize ATP. Which of the following is the best explanation for this observation? It increases the conc. of OH-, causing the mitochondria to pump H+ to the intermembrane space. It increases the diffusion of H+ from the mitochondrial matrix to the intermembrane space. It increases the diffusion of H+ from the intermembrane space to the matrix. It increases the conc. of OH- in the mitochondrial matrix.

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You are studying the process of oxidative phosphorylation in the lab.
You isolate several mitochondria from cells and place them in a buffered solution
with a low pH and observe that the mitochondria begin to synthesize ATP.
Which of the following is the best explanation for this observation?
F
It increases the conc. of OH-, causing the mitochondria to pump H+ to the
intermembrane space.
It increases the diffusion of H+ from the mitochondrial matrix to the
intermembrane space.
It increases the diffusion of H+ from the intermembrane space to the matrix.
It increases the conc. of OH- in the mitochondrial matrix.
Transcribed Image Text:You are studying the process of oxidative phosphorylation in the lab. You isolate several mitochondria from cells and place them in a buffered solution with a low pH and observe that the mitochondria begin to synthesize ATP. Which of the following is the best explanation for this observation? F It increases the conc. of OH-, causing the mitochondria to pump H+ to the intermembrane space. It increases the diffusion of H+ from the mitochondrial matrix to the intermembrane space. It increases the diffusion of H+ from the intermembrane space to the matrix. It increases the conc. of OH- in the mitochondrial matrix.
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