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Cells use a molecule called (DNA / RNA / ATP / CMP) to store and release energy like a battery. The energy is stored in chemical bonds between (nucleotide / oxygen / phosphate / ribose) groups of the molecule, and the energy is released when the chemical bonds are broken.

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Cells use a molecule called ATP to store and release energy like a battery. The energy is stored in chemical bonds between phosphate groups of the molecule, and the energy is released when the chemical bonds are broken.

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The Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) is a molecule made of adenine, ribose, and three phosphate groups, which are the ones that store the energy in its bounds. The ATP is the molecule that provides the energy to the different processes that happen in a cell. The molecule is made from the glycogen, fats, and carbohydrates that the body has absorbed in the intestines. When the body needs energy, the ATP loses one or two phosphates, becoming ADP and AMP. When the phosphorylation happens, which is the loss of phosphate, the energy is released.

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