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(i) ATP( Adenosine Tri-phosphate) is an energy rich molecule.
(ii) Energy is stored in the bonds by which phosphate groups are attached to each other.
(iii) As per energy need, energy is derived by breaking the phosphate bond of ATP.
(iv) Hence, ATP is called as the energy currency of the cell.
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