Question

Oxidative phosphorylation utilizes __________ to transfer energy from glucose to ATP indirectly.

Answer 1

Electron transport chains/carriers. These protein complexes utilise the energy produced in the transfer of the electrons in a redox reaction to pump protons to the outside of inner mitochondrial membrane. This creates a potential that can be utilised by ATP synthase in the phosphorylation of ADP to ATP in a process called chemiosmosis.