biology question #77

Asli Tamer, a 21 year old female from the Internet asks on October 11, 1999,

Q:

How do bacteria use rhodopsin to create energy?

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the answer

Barry Shell answered on October 11, 1999, A:

Rhodopsin is a pigment that when hit by light (photons) will cause one or more biological reactions such as the movement of an electron to create, for instance, ATP, or adenosine triphosphate, a common energy transfer molecule used in many biological systems. This energized molecule can then be used by the bacteria for any energy requiring process such as moving or growing.

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