Given below are two statements. Statement I - Protons are channeled from inner chamber of mitochondria into outer chamber by F ₀ part of oxysome during ETS. Statement II - Cytochrome C is a small, iron containing protein tightly associated with inner membrane. In the light of above statements, select the correct option given below:

Step-by-step solution

Statement I is incorrect because the F ₀ part of the oxysome (ATP synthase) forms a channel through which protons move from the intermembrane space (outer chamber) to the matrix (inner chamber) down the electrochemical proton gradient during ATP synthesis, not from the inner chamber to the outer chamber. Statement II is incorrect because Cytochrome c is a small protein attached loosely to the outer surface of the inner mitochondrial membrane, not tightly associated. It acts as a mobile carrier for the transfer of e