Worksheet on Chemical energy

What is ATP used for in cells.

Building molecules and moving materials by active transport.

What organic compounds store the least energy?

Carbohydrates and proteins.

What carbon-based molecules are the source of most energy in foods you eat?

Carbohydrates, Lipids, and Proteins.

What organic compounds store the most energy?

Lipids

What is ATP, "adenosine triphosphate?"

Molecule that transfers energy from the breakdown of food molecules, to cell processes.

How do plants produce ATP?

Plant cells break down the sugar to make ATP.

How is energy stored in the ATP molecule?

The energy is carried in the phosphate groups (in the molecule) and is released when a phosphate group is removed

What does an ATP molecule turn into when a phosphate group is removed?

ADP, "Adenosine diphosphate."