AP BIOLOGY

CELL RESPIRATION

ATP ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which molecule is most commonly broken down to make ATP?
A
ADP
B
lipid
C
protein
D
carb
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -It is Adenosine Triphosphate. It is formed by the breakdown of complex molecules like Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins in the process of cellular respiration of the mitochondria. All the substrates are broken down to glucose which then undergoes cellular respiration to liberate ATP.

Detailed explanation-2: -Organisms break down carbon-based molecules to produce ATP. Carbohydrates are the molecules most commonly broken down to make ATP.

Detailed explanation-3: -When one phosphate group is removed by breaking a phosphoanhydride bond in a process called hydrolysis, energy is released, and ATP is converted to adenosine diphosphate (ADP).

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