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How is ATP produced and used in living organisms?
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How is ATP produced and used in living organisms? ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is required in all living cells as a continual supply of energy, to be used in processes, which keep the organism alive such as muscle contraction. ATP is made up of three main components, the base (adenine), a phosphate chain (made of three phosphate groups) and a ribose sugar backbone. The energy released from the respiration of Glucose is used to add inorganic phosphate groups to ADP to form ATP. Below is a diagram of ATP. The first step in the production of ATP and the store of energy is Glycolysis, which occurs in both aerobic and anaerobic respiration. In both cases Glycolysis takes place in the cytoplasm of the cell, because glucose is too big to get in to the mitochondria. The process starts with glucose (a six carbon sugar) and two ATP...
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