ATP REVISION QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What does "ATP" stand for? - Answer - Adenosine triphosphate
What is the purpose of ATP? - Answer - chemical energy within a living cell
How is ATP able to transport energy? - Answer - the phosphate bonds contain a lot of potential energy,
which is released when they are broken.
Where does ATP come from? - Answer - ADP
ADP stands for - Answer - Adenosine Diphosphate
How is ATP used in the body? - Answer - muscle cells use it to contract and move the muscle and bone
attached to it, cell membrane use it in active transport, etc
Where does the energy used to create an ATP come from? - Answer - The food we eat
What happens to the energy that is released from ATP? - Answer - it used for cellular functions within
the body
Where is the energy in ATP stored? - Answer - In the bonds between the phosphate molecules
How many phosphates are their in ATP? - Answer - 3
ANSWERS
What does "ATP" stand for? - Answer - Adenosine triphosphate
What is the purpose of ATP? - Answer - chemical energy within a living cell
How is ATP able to transport energy? - Answer - the phosphate bonds contain a lot of potential energy,
which is released when they are broken.
Where does ATP come from? - Answer - ADP
ADP stands for - Answer - Adenosine Diphosphate
How is ATP used in the body? - Answer - muscle cells use it to contract and move the muscle and bone
attached to it, cell membrane use it in active transport, etc
Where does the energy used to create an ATP come from? - Answer - The food we eat
What happens to the energy that is released from ATP? - Answer - it used for cellular functions within
the body
Where is the energy in ATP stored? - Answer - In the bonds between the phosphate molecules
How many phosphates are their in ATP? - Answer - 3
