LEVEL 3 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
THEIR REVIEWED SOLUTIONS
ATP
adenosine triphosphate
ADP
adenosine diphosphate
How many phosphate does ATP have?
3
How many phosphate does ADP have?
2
What is the definition of ATP?
The only form of energy for muscular contraction.
Where is ATP stored?
In the muscle cell.
What enzyme breaks ATP down?
ATPase
What happens when ATP breaks down?
ADP + P + energy is created
What is PC?
Phosphocreatine
What breaks down PC?
creatine kinase
What does phosphocreatine create once its broken
down?
new energy which is used to recreate ATP