GENERAL BIOLOGY 1

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Grade Level: Grade 12
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Q2 LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET #1

FLOW OF ENERGY

Background Information for Learners:

ATP: Energy for Cells
ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is the energy currency of cells. It is used to drive nearly all cellular
activities.

Structure of ATP

•ATP is a nucleotide, similar to the monomers of DNA and RNA.

•The ATP molecule contains three parts.
–The sugar ribose
–The nitrogenous base adenine
–Three phosphate groups
•The energy of ATP is stored in the phosphate groups.
Use and Production of ATP

•The continual breakdown and regeneration of ATP is the ATP cycle.

•Because of its instability, ATP provides only short term storage of energy.
•Carbohydrates and fats are more stable energy storage molecules that, when degraded, are used to
generate ATP.

The production of ATP has several benefits for cells.

–ATP can be used for many different types of chemical reactions.
–When ATP is split to release energy, the amount of energy released is sufficient for most reactions
without being wasteful.
–The breakdown of ATP can be coupled to energy-requiring reactions.

Coupled Reactions
• Coupled reactions occur in the same place at the same time.
•The energy-releasing reaction provides the energy to drive the energy-requiring reaction, as in the
example below.
Learning Competency with code:

STEM_BIO11/12-IIa-j-1

Directions/ Instructions:

Answer the following exercises and activities.

Exercises / Activities:

Worksheet #1

Pre-activity

1. What chemical compound do cells use to store and release energy? ________________
2. What is the key to ATP’s energy? _______________________________________________
3. What is the difference between ATP and ADP? ___________________________________
4. What analogy can you make for ATP and ADP? ___________________________________
5. When you remove a __________ from ATP, __________ is released and ATP turns into
__________.
6. When you add a __________ to ADP, __________ is added and ADP turns back into
__________.

Label the following parts of ATP and ADP

Post-activity

Complete the table describing the type of organisms.

Type Description Example

1. Organisms that make their 2.

own food

3. Organisms that obtain 4.

energy from the food they eat

Chemical Energy and ATP

1. What is one of the principal chemical compounds that cells use to store energy?
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2. How is ATP different from ADP?
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3. Label each part of the ATP molecule illustrated below.

Rubric for scoring (if necessary)

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Reflection

Understanding an article
Reflect on the given article based on its importance in the society and in the world of science. (go to
this website to access the article ---> https://ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.1200/JCO.2002.20.2.362)

References for learners:

● Essentials of Biology Sylvia S. Mader (Lecture Online) Prepared by: Dr. Stephen Ebbs
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3cXk6BYV-s
● https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cxXwoyyOk4
● http://www.henry.k12.ky.us/userfiles/107/Classes/2217/Cell%20Biology.pdf
● https://nearpod.com/t/search?q=atp
● https://nearpod.com/t/science/8th/atp-respiration-L51392138

Prepared by:

Mrs. Marilou S. Latawan

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