Some aerobic bacterial species have respiratory chains with fewer components than those in mammalian respiratory chains.Which other characteristic would you expect to differ between these bacteria and mammalian cells?

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The quantity of ATP synthesized per electron passed down the respiratory chain is likely to differ because fewer components in the respiratory chain can mean a less efficient proton gradient formation and thus less ATP production per electron transferred.

Some Aerobic Bacterial Species Have Respiratory Chains with Fewer Components