Select the False statement regarding the proton motor force.
A) The proton motive force is set up when protons are moved out of the cell by the electron transport chain.
B) The energy of the proton motive force is harvested by mechanisms that allow protons to move back into the cell.
C) The energy of the proton motive force is used to drive certain cellular processes, including ATP synthesis.
D) The energy of the proton motive force is used to power certain transport systems and some forms of motility.
E) The proton motive force involves moving electrons from one side of the nuclear membrane to the other.

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The proton motive force does not involve moving electrons from one side of the nuclear membrane to the other. Rather, it is set up by the electron transport chain moving protons out of the cell, and the energy from the proton motive force is harvested by allowing protons to move back into the cell to power various processes. Therefore, statement E is false.

Select the False Statement Regarding the Proton Motor Force