The source of the energy stored in the ATP molecules during cellular respiration is chemical energy originally stored in the glucose molecule. When glucose is broken down through various metabolic pathways, this stored chemical energy is released and subsequently used to synthesize ATP, which is the primary energy currency of cells.
During cellular respiration glucose molecules undergo a series of reactions. This process results in the formation of up to 38 molecules of high-energy ATP per each molecule of glucose. Which is the source of the energy stored in these ATP molecules?
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kinetic energy generated by the chemical reactions
kinetic energy generated by the chemical reactions
chemical energy originally stored in the glucose molecule
chemical energy originally stored in the glucose molecule
electric current created during the destruction of electrons in the glucose
electric current created during the destruction of electrons in the glucose
potential energy from the difference in the concentration gradients of the cell
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