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ATP is a special____, and is the energy "currency" of the cell.A) nucleic acidB) carbohydratesC) lipidD) protein

ATP is a special____, and is the energy "currency" of the cell.A) nucleic-example-1
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Adenosine triphosphate or ATP is a compound that stores and provides the energy required to perform a variety of biochemical processes in living beings.

After being consumed, it losses one or two of its phosphates and becomes adenosine diphosphate (ADP) or adenosine monophosphate (AMP).

It can also act as a coenzyme and be a precursor to DNA and ARN because it is a nucleic acid.

Each molecule of ATP is a nucleoside triphosphate, formed by an adenine (a nitrogenous base), a ribose (a sugar), and triphosphate.

This means the correct answer is A) nucleic acid

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