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What is the main 'energy currency' for organisms?
What is the main 'energy currency' for organisms?
- Inorganic phosphate
- Adenosine diphosphate (ADP)
- Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) (correct)
- Adenosine monophosphate (AMP)
What is the goal of metabolic and catabolic processes?
What is the goal of metabolic and catabolic processes?
- To synthesize ATP from available starting materials (correct)
- To synthesize water from available starting materials
- To break down ADP into ATP
- To create proteins from ATP breakdown products
What does the ratio of ATP to ADP concentrations determine in a cell?
What does the ratio of ATP to ADP concentrations determine in a cell?
- The 'energy charge' of the cell (correct)
- The rate of cell division
- The total energy content of the cell
- The level of oxidative phosphorylation
In a chemical process, when is it termed 'exothermic'?
In a chemical process, when is it termed 'exothermic'?
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What does the entropy (S) measure in a chemical process?
What does the entropy (S) measure in a chemical process?
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