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  • Oxidative Phosphorylation: The Electron Transport Chain & ATP Production
    The electron transport process that makes water and ATP is sometimes called oxidative phosphorylation.

    Here's why:

    * Electron Transport: This refers to the movement of electrons through a series of protein complexes embedded in the inner mitochondrial membrane.

    * Phosphorylation: This refers to the addition of a phosphate group to a molecule, which is how ATP is produced.

    * Oxidative: This refers to the fact that the process involves the oxidation of molecules like NADH and FADH2, which donate electrons to the electron transport chain.

    So, the term oxidative phosphorylation accurately captures the key elements of this process: the use of oxidation to drive the phosphorylation of ADP into ATP.

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