3.1.6 ATP

Question 1

Hydrolysis reaction (ATP)

Answer 1

Polymers broken down by breaking a chemical bond between 2 molecules using water. ATP can be hydrolysed to form ADP

Question 2

Condensation reaction (ATP)

Answer 2

Reaction which joins monomers by chemical bonds and eliminates a water molecule. ATP and water produced by condensation reaction between ADP and an inorganic phosphate

Question 3

What’s formed on the hydrolysis of ATP

Answer 3

ADP + Pi (phosphate group) phosphate can phosphorylate other compounds to make them more reactive