What I Have Learned Directions: Fill out the blanks below to complete the text that defines the role of ATP in coupling reaction. Choose your answer from the box below. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is the ____ currency for ____ processes. When the chemical bonds within ATP are ____, energy is ____ and can be harnessed for cellular work. The ____ bonds in a molecule, the more potential energy it contains. Because the bond in ATP is so easily broken and reformed, ATP is like a rechargeable ____ that powers cellular process ranging from ____ replication to ____ synthesis. broken energy DNA protein released cellular more battery
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