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7. Mitochondria carrying out oxidative phosphorylation consume oxygen. a) What happens to oxygen in mitochondria?b) Describe the effect of an uncoupling agent such as 2,4-dinitrophenol on the rate of oxygen consumption. Assume there is a sufficient supply of oxidizable substrate, ADP, and Pi.c) It was observed that if a mitochondrial ATP synthesis inhibitor

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