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Ch. 2 The Chemistry of Life

Chapter 2, Problem 2.20a

Which of the following statements is/are true regarding ATP?


a. It is the body's primary source of chemical energy.

b. Its production is the main reason humans breathe oxygen.

c. It is produced using the energy from the oxidation of molecular fuels like glucose.

d. All of the above statements are true.

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Hey, everyone. Let's take a look at this question together which of the following processes makes the cell regenerate A TP from AD P. Is it answer choice. A secretion, answer, choice B translation, answer choice, C respiration or answer choice D transpiration. Let's work this problem out together to try to figure out which of the following answer. Choices is the process that is responsible for the regeneration of A TP from AD P. So in order to solve this question, we have to recall what each of the following processes are involved in to determine which process makes the cell regenerate A TP from AD P. And we know that within the body that A TP regeneration is carried out by cellular respiration. Since cellular respiration is the primary metabolic pathway which occurs in the mitochondria in eukaryotic cells where the energy that is stored in glucose is converted through several enzymatic reactions from AD P to A T. Therefore, a TP regeneration from AD P is carried out by cellular respiration, which is answer choice. See the correct answer. And all other answer choices are processes that are involved in something different within the body and not the regeneration of A TP from AD P. So answer choice C is the only correct answer choice. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.