Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)

1. In chemiosmosis, protons funnel through ATP synthase from an area where they are more concentrated to an area where they are less concentrated.

2. The Entner-Doudoroff pathway is a less efficient alternative to glycolysis which likely evolved early in the history of life to catabolize glucose.

3. A bacterial culture which is growing under conditions that only allow for fermentation will grow at the same rate as a culture of the same species growing under conditions which allow for aerobic cellular respiration, all other conditions being identical.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE

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