Respiration In Plants Question 146
Question: Which of the following types of mammalian cell does not carry out oxidative phosphorylation?
Options:
A) Cardiac muscle cells
B) Erythrocytes
C) Neurons
D) Oxyntic cells
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
[b] Oxidative phosphorylation is the addition of a phosphate group to ADP using the energy gained from electron transfer along a chain of electron carriers.
This process generates energy in the form of ATP, and is absent in erythrocytes.