Breaking the Phosphoanhydride Bond of ATP Can Be Used to "Drive

question 66

Multiple Choice

Breaking the phosphoanhydride bond of ATP can be used to "drive" a reaction.What does this mean?

• A)ATP acts as a carrier molecule for substrates in reactions.
• B)The ATP produced from breaking the phosphoanhydride bond acts as a catalyst to increase the rates of otherwise slow biochemical processes.
• C)The energy produced from breaking the phosphoanhydride bond of ATP is used by energy-requiring reactions in the body.
• D)Breaking the phosphoanhydride bond of ATP yields a phosphate group that is used as a cofactor in enzyme-catalyzed reactions in the body.
• E)Breaking the phosphoanhydride bond of ATP activates the effector site on allosteric enzymes,which can then be used to catalyze reactions.

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