ATP: Energy Currency of the Cell

Learn about ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate), its structure, discovery, and role as the primary energy currency in cells. Covers ATP's function in cellular respiration, active transport, and various biological processes requiring energy.

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

During phloem transportation sugar is moved in form of sucrose in to the companion cells and them into the living phloem sieve tube cells by -

  1. Passive transport
  2. Active transport
  3. Facilitated diffusion
  4. Osmosis
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A root concentrates minerals by?

  1. Active transport
  2. Facilitated diffusion
  3. Osmosis
  4. Diffusion
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Absorption of mineral elements from the soil occurs through

  1. Diffusion
  2. Active transport
  3. Osmosis
  4. All of the above
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The process by which minerals get absorbed is

  1. Active absorption
  2. Passive absorption
  3. Both A and B
  4. None of the above
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

ATP is required for

  1. Active process
  2. Passive process
  3. All types of processes
  4. None of the above.
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following shows that metabolic energy is required in the absorption of ions

  1. More ions absorption in presence of oxygen
  2. Less absorption of ions in presence of oxygen
  3. More ions absorption in presence of ATP
  4. More ions absorption in presence of NAD
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Difference between active and passive modes of membrane transport is

  1. Active transport is confined to cations while passive is connected to anions
  2. Active transport is non-selective while passive one is selective
  3. Active transport requires metabolic energy while passive transport requires concentration gradients
  4. Active transport is more rapid.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Active transport of solutes in a living system is?

  1. Unidirectional
  2. Bidirectional
  3. Multidirectional
  4. Cyclic
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given.
Active transport from outside to inside of molecules across a membrane requires:

  1. cyclic AMP
  2. acetyl chlorine
  3. ATP
  4. lecithin
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sucrose moves into sieve tube elements by?

  1. Diffusion
  2. Endosmosis
  3. Active transport
  4. Exosmosis
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Energy currency/coin of cell is

  1. ATP
  2. NAD
  3. ADP
  4. GDP
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is energy rich compound formed in cellular respiration?

  1. ADP
  2. Glucose
  3. Water
  4. ATP
  5. Oxygen
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following is known as energy currency of cell?

  1. Adenosine diphosphate
  2. Adenosine triphosphate
  3. Pyruvate
  4. Glucose
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

ATP was discovered by

  1. Lipmann
  2. Lohmann
  3. Blackman
  4. Bowman
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which molecule is energy stored in the body?

  1. RNA
  2. DNA
  3. ADP
  4. ATP
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In structure ATP is similar to

  1. DNA (deoxyribonucleotide)
  2. RNA(ribonucleotide)
  3. Ribonucleoside
  4. Deoxyribonucleoside
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The energy necessary for active transport across cytoplasmic membranes is believed to come from

  1. ATP
  2. Diffusion
  3. Osmosis
  4. Kinetic energy
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The common immediate source of energy for cellular activity is

  1. NAD.
  2. ATP.
  3. DNA.
  4. RNA.
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The currency of energy in a typical living cell is

  1. ATP molecule.
  2. ADP molecule.
  3. Glucose molecule.
  4. Haemoglobin molecule.
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following elements is needed as a component in cell membranes, nucleic acids and energy transfer?

  1. Sulphur
  2. Phosphorus
  3. Calcium
  4. Potassium
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The assimilatory power in photosynthesis is

  1. ATP.
  2. NADPH.
  3. ATP and NADPH$ _2$.
  4. ATP, NAPDH and CO$ _2$.
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Organisms undergo processes that require energy and produce energy. Processes such as photosynthesis, cellular respiration, reproduction, and movement are just a few of these processes. Which of these best describes the energy available to do cellular work?

  1. Heat
  2. Free energy
  3. Potential energy
  4. Kinetic energy
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is called energy currency of the cell?

  1. ATP
  2. NADP$H _2$
  3. $C _6 H _{12}O _6$
  4. $C _2 H _5$OH
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In ATP, high energy bond is present between 

  1. Nucleoside and phosphate group
  2. Sugar and phosphate group
  3. Base and phosphate group
  4. None of the above
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one forms ATP?

  1. Fe and P
  2. N and P
  3. Fe and Mo
  4. Mg and Mn
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Energy liberated during respiration is stored as

  1. ATP
  2. ADP
  3. FAD
  4. NADP
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

ATP is

  1. Adenine triphosphate
  2. Adenosine tetraphosphate
  3. Adenosine triphosphate
  4. Adenine tetraphosphate
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When ATP molecules is hydrolysed in ADP, then the quantity of energy released is about

  1. 120 cal
  2. 1,200 cal
  3. 12,000 cal
  4. 1,20,000 cal
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Common immediate source of energy in cellular activity or energy currency of the cell is

  1. DNA
  2. ATP
  3. RNA
  4. NAD