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Living things need energy to survive. Where does this energy come from? |
Food, & the energy inside most of the foods comes from the sun |
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What are organisms that make their own food called(ex: plants)? |
Autotrophs |
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What are the organisms called that need to get their energy from food called(ex: animals)? |
Heterotrophs |
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What is an important chemical compound that cells use to store & release energy? |
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) |
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What does ATP consist of? |
-adenine -ribose(a 5 carbon sugar) -3 phosphate groups |
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What is the key to ATP's ability to store & release energy? |
The 3 phosphate groups |
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How many phosphate groups does ADP have? |
2 |
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How is the energy stored in ATP released? |
By breaking the chemical bond between the 2nd & 3rd phosphate group |
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Why do most cells have a small amount of ATP? |
Because it is not a good way to store large amounts of energy |
