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In living cells, ATP stores the energy that _____.

A. spontaneous reactions release

B. spontaneous reactions absorb

C. cells radiate as heat

D. cells absorb from sunlight

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Answer is: A. spontaneous reactions release.

ATP is short for adenosine triphosphate
Adenosine triphosphate converts to either the adenosine diphosphate (ADP) or adenosine monophosphate (AMP), in this process energy is released (for example
glycolysis, the citric acid cycle or oxidative phosphorylation and beta-oxidation). ATP is made of three components: the triphosphate, the sugar ribose and a nitrogenous base (adenine).
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