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What Would Happen to the ETC and Oxidative Phosphorylation Pathway

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What would happen to the ETC and oxidative phosphorylation pathway in the presence of excess NADH if the mitochondrial matrix were not closed,but opened up to the cytoplasm?


A) The ETC complexes would function as normal, but no ATP would be made.
B) The ETC and synthesis of ATP would continue as normal.
C) The ETC complexes would transfer electrons from NADH to O2, but no protons would be pumped.
D) The NADH would react directly with O2, generating excess heat.

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