Bacterial Cell Structure: The Periplasm

• To convert energy to a usable form
• To synthesize ATP
• To act as a selective barrier between the cell and its environment (correct)
• To eject protons from the cell

• To permit nutrients to enter the cell
• To synthesize ATP
• To act as sensors of environmental conditions (correct)
• To eject protons from the cell

• Through photosynthesis
• Through the synthesis of ATP
• Through the breakdown of glucose
• Through the electron transport chain in their membrane (correct)

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