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ATP is called the energy currency of the cell because

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ATP is called the energy currency of the cell, and of life, because it is the energy molecule that all cells need in order to do anything within the human body. Themolecule is used like a battery within cells and allows the consumption of one of its phosphorous molecules.

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most of the energy that drives metabolism is supplied by ATP

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