Based on what you know about what powers ATP synthesis and how NADH and FADH2 interact with various aspects of the ETC, provide a plausible explanation as to why NADH and FADH2 produce different numbers of ATP. Which one produces more ATP? Why?

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Based on what you know about what powers ATP synthesis and how NADH and FADH2 interact with various aspects of the ETC, provide a plausible explanation as to why NADH and FADH2 produce different numbers of ATP. Which one produces more ATP? Why?

 

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