The Role of ATP in Energy Transfer
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What is the role of ATP in living cells?

  • ATP is responsible for cell communication
  • ATP is the source of energy for all living cells (correct)
  • ATP is a structural component of cells
  • ATP is involved in cell reproduction
  • Who first discovered ATP and when was it isolated?

  • Fritz Lipmann in the 1940s
  • Fritz Lipmann in the 1930s
  • Karl Lohmann in the 1930s
  • Karl Lohmann in the 1920s (correct)
  • What did Fritz Lipmann establish about ATP?

  • ATP is only present in plant cells
  • ATP is only used for muscle contractions
  • ATP is the universal carrier of energy in all living cells (correct)
  • ATP is not essential for life
  • Why is ATP known as 'the energy currency of life'?

    <p>Because it is the universal energy source for all living cells (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens to living cells without ATP?

    <p>They stop functioning and eventually die (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which molecule is commonly referred to as 'the energy currency of life'?

    <p>ATP (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary function of ATP in living cells?

    <p>Energy storage (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who first isolated adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in the laboratory?

    <p>Karl Lohmann (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Nobel Prize–winner Fritz Lipmann establish about ATP?

    <p>It is the universal carrier of energy in all living cells. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term did Fritz Lipmann coin to describe ATP's energy-rich bonds?

    <p>High-energy phosphate bonds (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    ATP is primarily produced through the process of photosynthesis in plant cells.

    <p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    ATP is essential for the survival of all living organisms.

    <p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Karl Lohmann, the German chemist, initially named ATP as the 'energy currency of life'.

    <p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    ATP is only used by animal cells and not by other forms of life.

    <p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Fritz Lipmann discovered ATP in the 1920s.

    <p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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