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What is the role of ATP in living cells?
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?
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?
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'?
Why is ATP known as 'the energy currency of life'?
What happens to living cells without ATP?
What happens to living cells without ATP?
Which molecule is commonly referred to as 'the energy currency of life'?
Which molecule is commonly referred to as 'the energy currency of life'?
What is the primary function of ATP in living cells?
What is the primary function of ATP in living cells?
Who first isolated adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in the laboratory?
Who first isolated adenosine triphosphate (ATP) in the laboratory?
What did Nobel Prize–winner Fritz Lipmann establish about ATP?
What did Nobel Prize–winner Fritz Lipmann establish about ATP?
What term did Fritz Lipmann coin to describe ATP's energy-rich bonds?
What term did Fritz Lipmann coin to describe ATP's energy-rich bonds?
ATP is primarily produced through the process of photosynthesis in plant cells.
ATP is primarily produced through the process of photosynthesis in plant cells.
ATP is essential for the survival of all living organisms.
ATP is essential for the survival of all living organisms.
Karl Lohmann, the German chemist, initially named ATP as the 'energy currency of life'.
Karl Lohmann, the German chemist, initially named ATP as the 'energy currency of life'.
ATP is only used by animal cells and not by other forms of life.
ATP is only used by animal cells and not by other forms of life.
Fritz Lipmann discovered ATP in the 1920s.
Fritz Lipmann discovered ATP in the 1920s.
