Chemiosmosis

Question 1

What is chemiosmosis?

Answer 1

The process of ATP prduction

Question 2

How does chemiosmosis work?

Answer 2

• electron transport chain -> electrons lose energy along the electron transport chain
• this energy is used to pump protons (H+) across a membrane
• this creates a proton gradient
• protons diffuse through ATP synthase - chemiosmosis
• this provides the energy for ADP + pi -> ATP

Question 3

How is the high production of ATP achieved?

Answer 3

high energy e provide the energy to create the H* gradient, which leads to the production of ATP