Cells and Energy

Question 1

What is energy?

Answer 1

The ability to do work ( can’t be created or destroyed )

Question 2

Light energy can become chemical energy (carbs ) which is a process called

Answer 2

Photosynthesis

Question 3

Active transport
Growth and repair
Reproduction
Are examples of

Answer 3

Cellular activities that require energy

Question 4

Compounds are held together by

Answer 4

Chemical bonds

Question 5

What is stored in those chemical bonds ?

Answer 5

Energy

Question 6

When you break a chemical bond

Answer 6

Energy is released

Question 7

Glucose
NADPH- found in plants
NADH - found in animals
ATP
Are examples of

Answer 7

Energy storing compounds

Question 8

ATP stands for

Answer 8

adenosine triphosphate

Question 9

ATP is made of :

Answer 9

Adenine, ribose sugar, and 3 phosphate groups

Question 10

ADP stands for

Answer 10

Adenosine diphosphate

Question 11

What makes up ADP?

Answer 11

adenine, ribose , and 2 phosphate groups

Question 12

What is the ADP to ATP equation ?

Answer 12

ADP + P+ ENERGY yields ATP

Question 13

Our cell can change ATP to ADP

Answer 13

Over and over again

Question 14

Cells only keep a ____ amount of ATP on hand

Answer 14

Small

Question 15

Glucose has 90 x more energy than ATP ,but why can cells not use glucose ?

Answer 15

Because cells don’t recognize glucose as an energy source . It first needs to be converted into ATP