EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

CELL BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Molecules such as ATP can be broken down into smaller components by the process of
A
photosynthesis
B
hydrolysis
C
dehydration synthesis
D
metabolism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In addition to providing energy, the breakdown of ATP through hydrolysis serves a broad range of cell functions, including signaling and DNA/RNA synthesis. ATP synthesis utilizes energy obtained from multiple catabolic mechanisms, including cellular respiration, beta-oxidation, and ketosis.

Detailed explanation-2: -ATP structure and hydrolysis The energy released by hydrolysis (breakdown) of ATP is used to power many energy-requiring cellular reactions.

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). Likewise, energy is also released when a phosphate is removed from ADP to form adenosine monophosphate (AMP).

Detailed explanation-4: -When ATP is broken down, usually by the removal of its terminal phosphate group, energy is released. The energy is used to do work by the cell, usually by the released phosphate binding to another molecule, activating it.

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