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ATP is essential $
for many activities!
Protein
• synthesizing proteins
• Powering chemical reactions
• Performing photosynthesis
You can’t do anything As you can see, ATP is
if you don’t have essential to cells and
money to spend...it’s metabolism, just like
so depressing. money is essential to us!
Has my
misfortune
moved her to
tears? Amazing!
sniff
To maintain essential Gotta make ATP is created
cellular and metabolic more ATP! by mitochondria
processes, cells must
produce a constant supply and proteins
of ATP. To do this, they found in the
require sugar content
cytosol.
(that is, saccharides*)
and oxygen.
It's no exaggeration
to say that we eat and
breathe to create ATP,
which is then used to fund
the activities of proteins.
Another day, Just like Remember: ATP
another dollar! working to is the “common
earn a living,
currency” of
isn’t it? energy that’s used
* These saccharides are also known as carbohydrates. by proteins to
keep us alive.
