Question

Metabolism is the sum of all of the chemical reactions carried out in an organism.

A. What molecule temporarily stores energy that cells can use to carry out the reactions of metabolism?

B. How do cell generate this molecule that stores energy?

Answer 1

Adenosine triphosphate. In Cellular Respiration, the cell uses oxygen from the environment and converts each pyruvate to three molecules of carbon dioxide while trapping the energy released in this process in ATP.