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1
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Energy is

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the capacity to change something, it is the ability to do work

2
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Common forms of energy are

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heat, light, sound, electrical energy, mechanical energy, and chemical energy

3
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Cellular respiration is

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the process that transfers energy from molecules such as glucose and makes it available for cellular use

4
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ATP is

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a molecule that carries energy in a form that the cell can use. It is the primary energy-carrying molecule in a cell.

5
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Each ATP molecules consists of how many parts?

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3

6
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What parts make up ATP?

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Adenine
Ribose
Three Phosphates

In A chain

7
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What happens when an ATP molecule that loses its terminal end?

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Becomes ADP molecule

8
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ADP can be converted back into ATP

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using energy released from cellular respiration to attach a third phosphate

9
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What is phosphorylation?

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When you convert ADP back into ATP

10
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ATp is initially held in

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the chemical bonds that link atoms into molecules and is released when those break bonds break

11
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What is oxidation?

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release the energy from the glucose, which is harnessed to power cellular metbolism

12
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How much energy escapes as heat?

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60%