Brown Fat Is a Specialized Tissue Found in Infants and Hibernating

Brown fat is a specialized tissue found in infants and hibernating mammals. Brown fat mitochondria have proton channels located in their inner membranes. What does this mean for the organism?

A) ATP production would be reduced because these organisms do not need as much energy.
B) Channels would contribute to the formation of the proton electrochemical gradient.
C) The potential energy of the proton electrochemical gradient would be released as heat.
D) There would be no effect.