4.1 ATP Quiz

Bill and Abby are having a debate. Bill thinks ATP is a __________ molecule. Can you help make sure that Bill is right?

• Nucleic Acid

• Lipid (fat)

• Carbohydrate

• Protein

Imagine Nora, Michael, and William are in a science quiz competition. The quizmaster asks, 'What is the primary function of ATP?'

• Nora says, 'ATP is primarily used for cell communication.'

• Michael thinks, 'ATP is involved in maintaining cell structure.'

• William answers, 'The primary function of ATP is to provide energy for cellular processes.'

• Or is it that ATP is responsible for storing genetic information, as suggested by the audience?

Ethan, Mia, and Avery are on a quest to discover the secrets of nature. They come across an organism that can produce sugars from sunlight. They are excited and call this organism ____________.

• a producer

• a consumer

• an omnivore

• a heterotroph

Luna, Nora, and Sophia are learning about plants. They discover that the process of capturing sunlight energy and storing it in high-energy sugar molecules is called ________.

• photosynthesis

• heterotrophism

• exergonic processes

Sophia, Jackson, and Arjun are having a heated debate in their biology class. They are trying to figure out which nucleotide is part of the ATP molecule. Can you help them settle this debate?

• Adenine

• Amine

• Arine

• Alanine

Imagine Grace, Aria, and James are in a science lab, experimenting with ATP molecules. They discovered that ATP becomes ADP when a phosphate group is hydrolyzed. Can you guess what the term "hydrolyze" means in this context?

• a molecular bond is broken in the presence of a water molecule

• water is added to a molecule to make a larger one

• water is formed in a chemical reaction