A molecule of glucose sugar is used by the cells of your body to make about 34-36 ATP. This means that:

a) the bond between ADP and the last P in ATP is a low energy bond.
b) ATP can be used over and over again without being used up.
c) organisms that cannot use glucose, like some bacteria, don't make ATP.
d) glucose is a relatively energy poor molecule compared to ATP.
e) glucose carries at least 30-40 times the energy of an ATP molec


Ans: e) glucose carries at least 30-40 times the energy of an ATP molec

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