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PLEASE HELP! Predict one potential explanation for why the number of H+ passing through ATP synthase decreases in this scenario.

In eukaryotes, aerobic respiration relies on a gradient where H+ are concentrated between the inner and outer mitochondrial membranes. This gradient is used as an energy source when H+ flow through the channel protein, ATP synthase. If the mitochondrial membrane is suddenly exposed to heat, the number of H+ flowing through ATP synthase decreases.

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In chemiosmosis, the energy stored in the gradient is used to make ATP. ... Electrons are passed from one member of the transport chain to another in a series of redox ... I to IV. In eukaryotes, many copies of these molecules are found in the inner ... The transport chain builds a proton gradient across the inner mitochondrial

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