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The dam in the model of the hydroelectric dam is the same as the ________ in chl

ID: 58668 • Letter: T

Question

The dam in the model of the hydroelectric dam is the same as the ________ in chloroplasts and the ______ in mitochondria.

A. thylakoid membrane; inner mitochondrial membrane

stroma; mitochondrial matrix

outer chloroplast membrane; outer mitochondrial membrane

matrix; stroma

inner thylakoid space; mitochondrial intermembrane space

A. thylakoid membrane; inner mitochondrial membrane

B.

stroma; mitochondrial matrix

C.

outer chloroplast membrane; outer mitochondrial membrane

D.

matrix; stroma

E.

inner thylakoid space; mitochondrial intermembrane space

Explanation / Answer

The dam in the model of the hydroelectric dam is the same as the outer chloroplast membrane in chloroplasts and the outer mitochondrial membrane in mitochondria. Option C is correct. This is because the electrochemical gradient generated in chloroplasts and mitochondria is similar or analogous to water pressure across hydroelectric dam.

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