Energy Carriers in Respiration (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes

ATP and NADH

Primary energy carrier

Three

Adenine

When bond between last 2 phosphates breaks

$ATP \rightarrow ADP + P + Energy$

Energy from respiration

High-energy electron carrier

Electrons and hydrogen ions

Two

One

$NAD^{+} + 2e^{-} + H^{+} \rightarrow NADH$