2007-03-27 16:01:30 · 4 answers · asked by Brian R 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
atp has evolved over billions of years to be the universal energy currency of pretty much all cells, from bacteria to humans. energy from food is converted to atp, and the atp is used for all kinds of cell processes -- helping the cell move, telling the cell when it's received a signal, fixing broken dna, etc.
2007-03-27 16:20:26 · answer #1 · answered by clark 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ATP provides the energy that a cell needs to carry on its processes.
2007-03-27 16:04:19 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ATP provides chemical energy to fuel a large percentage of reactions in the cell that are not thermodynamically favorable.
2007-03-27 16:08:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
provides the energy for the cell to carry out its function
2007-03-27 16:07:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋