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naturelover_ap
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I have a question to answer for biology and I just want to see if I have enough information before I send it off - its work 13 marks, and to me it seems like I'm missing something...
"How does the structure of ATP make it an effective energy carrier? Where does the energy stored in the molecule come from and how is it released?"
My answer is:
The structure of ATP - a base (adenine), a sugar (ribose) and 3 phosphate groups (plus their energy bonds) - makes is a great energy carrier due to it’s high energy bonds between the phosphate groups. When hydrolysis occurs and water breaks apart those bonds this energy is released when it sleeves off a phosphate group.
"How does the structure of ATP make it an effective energy carrier? Where does the energy stored in the molecule come from and how is it released?"
My answer is:
The structure of ATP - a base (adenine), a sugar (ribose) and 3 phosphate groups (plus their energy bonds) - makes is a great energy carrier due to it’s high energy bonds between the phosphate groups. When hydrolysis occurs and water breaks apart those bonds this energy is released when it sleeves off a phosphate group.