Which Statement About Energy Conservation in the Mitochondrion Is FALSE

Multiple Choice

Which statement about energy conservation in the mitochondrion is FALSE?

A) Drugs that inhibits the ATP synthase will also inhibit the flow of electrons down the chain of carriers.
B) For oxidative phosphorylation to occur, it is essential to have a closed membranous structure with an inside and an outside.
C) The yield of ATP per mole of oxidizable substrate depends on the substrate.
D) Uncouplers (such as dinitrophenol) have exactly the same effect on electron transfer as inhibitors such as cyanide; both block further electron transfer to oxygen.
E) Uncouplers "short circuit" the proton gradient, thereby dissipating the proton motive force as heat.