Refer to the Figure Below

question 115

Multiple Choice

Refer to the figure below. Does this figure have any inaccuracies?

• A) No, the figure is accurate as shown.
• B) Yes, the electrons are shown moving up as they pass along the respiratory chain but they should be shown moving down along the chain.
• C) Yes, the arrows showing movement of protons from the matrix into the inner membrane are all pointing in the wrong direction and should be reversed.
• D) Yes, the position of ATP synthase relative to the inner membrane is incorrect and should be reversed so that ATP is shown being synthesized in the intermembrane space.
• E) Yes, the arrow showing movement of protons through ATP synthase is pointing in the wrong direction; it should be reversed.

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Definitions:

Finite Population Correction Factor

A factor applied to the calculation of standard errors when sampling from a finite population to adjust for the sample size relative to the population size.

Sample Mean

The average value obtained from a sample, a subset of a larger population.

Population Mean

The average of a set of values in the entire population.

Margin of Error

An expression of the extent to which a sample statistic may differ from the true population parameter; it quantifies uncertainty in estimation.