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What are cell processes that require ATP?
Almost all cellular processes need ATP to give a reaction its required energy. ATP can transfer energy and phosphorylate (add a phosphate) to other molecules in cellular processes such as DNA replication, active transport, synthetic pathways and muscle contraction.
What are 3 ways cells use ATP?
Cells require chemical energy for three general types of tasks: to drive metabolic reactions that would not occur automatically; to transport needed substances across membranes; and to do mechanical work, such as moving muscles.
What cellular process does not require ATP?
Three transport processes that do not require energy are; diffusion, osmosis and facilitated diffusion.
Why do cells need ATP?
Functions of ATP in cells ATP plays a critical role in the transport of macromolecules such as proteins and lipids into and out of the cell. The hydrolysis of ATP provides the required energy for active transport mechanisms to carry such molecules across a concentration gradient.
Which of the following types of transport requires ATP?
active transport
However, active transport works against the concentration gradient, moving substances from areas of low concentration to areas of high concentration. In addition, the types of proteins that they use are different. (See below.) Active transport uses carrier proteins, not channel proteins.
What type of cellular transport requires energy?
In cellular biology, active transport is the movement of molecules across a cell membrane from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration—against the concentration gradient. Active transport requires cellular energy to achieve this movement.
Which of the following transport processes requires energy?
Active transport requires the use of metabolic energy in the form of ATP while passive transport occurs without the use of energy.
Which processes use ATP in a cell quizlet?
There are countless processes in plants that require ATP. A few examples are the building of starch from glucose, active transport of ions across the membranes of cells, and production of sugars in the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis.