Adenine Triphosphate (ATP)

Question 1

What is the function of ATP?

Answer 1

Stores and carries energy in our body to power biological processes.

Question 2

What is the main energy currency of the cell?

Answer 2

Adenine Triphosphate (ATP)

Question 3

What kind of organic compounds ATP and ADP are?

Answer 3

Nucleotide

Question 4

It is the process of breaking the ATP to ADP by adding water.

Answer 4

Hydrolysis

Question 5

ATP is broken down to ADP by means of adding ____________.

Answer 5

Water Molecule

Question 6

What are the products of the hydrolysis of ATP?

Answer 6

ADP, Phosphate Ion, and Free Energy

Question 7

What are the components of ATP?

Answer 7

• A nucleobase called Adenine
• Ribose, a pentose.
• 3 Phosphate group

Question 8

What is the nucleobase of ATP?

Answer 8

Adenine

Question 9

What is the sugar ATP has?

Answer 9

Ribose

Question 10

What is the bond being broken down during the hydrolysis of ATP? These bonds are so-called high energy bonds.

Answer 10

Phosphoanhydride Bonds

Question 11

ATP is regenerated from ADP in mitochondrion through what process?

Answer 11

Oxidative Phosphorylation

Question 12

ATP is a recyclable resources. TRUE or FALSE.

Answer 12

TRUE

Question 13

If Hydrolysis releases energy, oxidative phosphorylation ____________.

Answer 13

Consumes energy

Question 14

The process of generating ATP from ADP and breaking down ATP to ADP is a cycle process. TRUE or FALSE.

Answer 14

TRUE

Question 15

____________ happens when there is a transfer of energy, where one process produce and the other process consumes this energy.

Answer 15

Energy coupling

Question 16

Generating ATP from ADP requires energy therefore oxidative phosphorylation is _______________

Answer 16

Endergonic

Question 17

Hydrolysis of ATP releases energy, hence the process is ________________.

Answer 17

Exergonic

Question 18

Catabolic process and oxidative phosphorylation are energy coupling. Therefore, catabolic process is ______________

Answer 18

Exergonic

Question 19

Which organelle is responsible for the manufacturing of ATP?

Answer 19

Mitochondrion

Question 20

The energy to generate ATP is from?

Answer 20

Carbohydrates

Question 21

How many phosphate groups are there in ADP?

Answer 21

2 phosphate groups