oxidative phosphorylation the final common pathway of aerobic energy metabolism in which high-energy phosphate bonds are formed by phosphorylation of ADP to ATP coupled with the transfer of electrons along a chain of carrier proteins with molecular oxygen as the final acceptor.It occurs in mitochondria.okâ²sidÄâ²tiv]. an ATP-generating process in which oxygen serves as the final electron acceptor. The process occurs in mitochondria and is the major source of adenosine triphosphate generation in aerobic organisms.
Great Barrier Reef. By far the largest reef system in the world, the Great Barrier Reef is probably one of the world's most infamous diving locations. The reef is located off the north east coast of the Australian state of Queensland.
Great Barrier Reef. n. 1. (Placename) a coral reef in the Coral Sea, off the NE coast of Australia, extending for about 2000 km (1250 miles) from the Torres Strait along the coast of Queensland; the largest coral reef in the world.reat Barrier Reef-the largest coral reef in the world; in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia.