Answer the following questions true (T) or false (F)

1. Insulin and glucagon are produced in the pancreas, cortisol and epinephrine are produced in the adrenal glands.

2. When you need energy to do work, your body hydrolyzes one of the phosphate bonds, releasing one phosphate and a tremendous amount of energy.

3. With the release of one phosphate from ATP, a new molecule with only two phosphates is formed, adenosine diphosphate, or ADP. A phosphate group is added back to ADP to reform ATP during anabolism, a reaction that requires energy.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE

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