Name the energy currency of cellular processes and explain in brief its formation and its function in the body.
NCERT Class 10 Science Chapter 5 Notes Life Processes informs that ATP is the energy currency for most cellular processes.
- The energy released during the process of respiration is used to make an ATP molecule from ADP and inorganic phosphate.ADP combines with phosphate taking energy to produce ATP.
- Endothermic processes in the cell then use this ATP to drive the various energy-requiring metabolic reactions.