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What transfers energy from organic compounds to ATP?
The correct answer is (a) mitochondria. Mitochondria are organelles that carry out cellular respiration, a metabolic process that breaks down organic compounds like glucose in order to release energy that is then used to produce ATP.
What organelle transfers energy from light to organic compounds?
chloroplast, structure within the cells of plants and green algae that is the site of photosynthesis, the process by which light energy is converted to chemical energy, resulting in the production of oxygen and energy-rich organic compounds.
What organelle makes energy from ATP?
Mitochondria
Mitochondria. Mitochondria are membrane-bound cell organelles (mitochondrion, singular) that generate most of the chemical energy needed to power the cell’s biochemical reactions. Chemical energy produced by the mitochondria is stored in a small molecule called adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
What creates ATP using organic molecules?
Most of the ATP in cells is produced by the enzyme ATP synthase, which converts ADP and phosphate to ATP. ATP synthase is located in the membrane of cellular structures called mitochondria; in plant cells, the enzyme also is found in chloroplasts.
Which organelles are involved in the transfer of energy?
The cellular organelles involved in energy transformation are mitochondria and chloroplasts.
What produces ATP energy in cells?
Which of the organic molecules produce the most energy in the form of ATP?
Cells release energy most efficiently when oxygen is present because they make most of their ATP during aerobic respiration. For each glucose molecule that is broken down, as many as two ATP molecules are made during the Krebs cycle.