Question:
Give an example of how uncoupling is used by organisms to increase survival.
Author: fahr datAnswer:
An example of uncoupling is brown adipose fat. This fat can use uncoupling to generate thermal energy from the electron transport chain instead of generating ATP. Uncoupling produces energy to maintain body temperature in hibernating animals and in very young offspring, including human infants.
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