Multiple choice

Brown Adipose tissue (BAT) serves

  1. To produce ATP

  2. To generate heat

  3. Both

  4. None

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Brown adipose tissue contains a high density of mitochondria with uncoupling protein 1 (UCP1), which allows the energy from the proton gradient to be released as heat rather than being used to synthesize ATP.