MDCAT Biology MCQ #408

A student learns that ATP is the 'energy currency' of the cell. Which specific chemical bonds are broken to release this energy?

MDCAT Biology MCQ #408

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A student learns that ATP is the 'energy currency' of the cell. Which specific chemical bonds are broken to release this energy?

    • A) Glycosidic bonds
    • B) Peptide bonds
    • C) Hydrogen bonds
    • D) Phosphoanhydride bonds

    Answer: Phosphoanhydride bonds

    Explanation: ATP contains high-energy phosphoanhydride bonds between phosphate groups. Peptide bonds are wrong as they are found in proteins, not ATP.