CAIE A-Level Biology A2 12.1.2 Atp Features As Universal Energy Currency Questions

any four from:

1 small / water-soluble, so can move around cell ;

2 loss of phosphate / hydrolysis, leads to energy release ;

3 (release energy) immediately / in small packets

or

ref. $30.5 \mathrm{~kJ}\left(\mathrm{~mol}^{-1}\right)$;

4 can be, recycled / regenerated or

ATP ⇆ ADP + Pi ;

5 link between energy-yielding and energy-requiring reactions / AW ;

6 high turnover / described ;

7 ref to ATPase ;