A student made the drawing of ATP shown below. How is this molecule most often involved with the production of energy in a cell? (SC.912.L.18.9) * 1 point Energy is released when the third phosphate group breaks off. Energy is produced when a fourth phosphate group binds to the molecule. Energy is produced when the sugar ribose is metabolized in the Krebs cycle. Energy is released when the adenine base is used to form part of an RNA molecule.
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The correct answer is: Energy is released when the third phosphate group breaks off.
ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is often described as the energy currency of the cell. It stores energy in the high-energy bonds between its phosphate groups. When ATP is converted to ADP (adenosine diphosphate) by breaking off the third phosphate group, energy is released, which the cell can then use for various biological processes.
