Multiple Choice
In the context of nucleic acids and energy metabolism, ATP is composed of which three parts?
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1. Introduction to Biochemistry
Nucleic Acids
Multiple Choice
In nucleic acids and cellular energetics, which component is a key part of the energy molecule ATP?
A
Adenine
B
Deoxyribose
C
Thymine
D
Uracil
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Understand that ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is a molecule composed of three main parts: a nitrogenous base, a sugar, and phosphate groups.
Identify the nitrogenous base in ATP, which is a purine called adenine.
Recognize that the sugar in ATP is ribose, not deoxyribose (which is found in DNA).
Note that thymine and uracil are nitrogenous bases found in DNA and RNA respectively, but they are not part of ATP.
Conclude that the key component of ATP related to the energy molecule's identity is adenine, the nitrogenous base.
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