ATP

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What is the function of ATP in living things?

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Provides energy for cells.

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What is the term for organisms that cannot make their own food?

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Heterotroph.

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What process results in the storage of energy in the ATP/ADP cycle?

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The addition of a phosphate group.

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Which bond of the ATP molecule is broken to release energy?

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The bond between the second and third phosphate groups.

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What is ATP?

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Adenosine triphosphate, the energy currency of the cell.

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What is the role of ADP in the ATP/ADP cycle?

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ADP (adenosine diphosphate) is formed when ATP loses a phosphate group and releases energy.

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What is the significance of the phosphate groups in ATP?

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Phosphate groups store potential energy in their bonds.

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How do heterotrophs obtain energy?

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By consuming other organisms or organic matter.

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What is the chemical equation for the hydrolysis of ATP?

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ATP + H2O → ADP + Pi + Energy.

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What is the relationship between ATP and cellular respiration?

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Cellular respiration produces ATP by converting glucose and oxygen into energy.