Describe the process of chemiosmosis and compare its function in photosynthetic and respiratory pathways.
Chemiosmosis is the movement of ions across a membrane, following the concentration gradient. In photosynthetic and respiratory pathways, H+ ions are pumped through the electron transport chain to create ATP. In respiratory pathways, ATP is produced almost at every step of the process, with the most being produced at the ETC. In photosynthetic pathways, ATP is mainly formed in photosystem II where the ETC in the thylakoid membrane produces ATP.
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