Cemical Energy and ATP
1. ATP is a molecule with three
phosphate groups attached
to the end
2. When ATP loses one of the
phosphates it releases energy for
cell functions
3. Now it is ADP which is a molecule
with only two phosphates groups
attached
4. Then energy is added
from the breakdown of glucose
5. The energy helps add a phosphate group back on making it become an ATP again and the process starts over
phosphate groups attached
to the end
2. When ATP loses one of the
phosphates it releases energy for
cell functions
3. Now it is ADP which is a molecule
with only two phosphates groups
attached
4. Then energy is added
from the breakdown of glucose
5. The energy helps add a phosphate group back on making it become an ATP again and the process starts over