Oxidative phosphorylation is the process in which electrons transfer from electron donors to electron acceptors (usually oxygen). These reactions are called redox reactions, and they provide energy used to form ATP.

Electron donors (NADH and FADH2) used in oxidative phosphorylation are produces in some of the catabolic biochemical processes, such as glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and beta oxidation. The NADH and FADH2 are energy-rich molecules because each of them contains a pair of electrons thus having a high transfer potential. Because of that, oxidative phosphorylation could not happen without first obtaining electron donors in glycolysis and citric acid cycle.

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Throughout the investigation the ice begins to melt. This is because the thermal energy of the water ___while the thermal energy

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First Blank: decreases

Second Blank: Increases

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Ions are in low concentration outside a cell. They move rapidly into the cell via protein molecules. What term describes this ac

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That action is known as Facilitated Diffusion. It does not require energy

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