What is the “energy” my cells use?

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In school I learned how, when cells need energy, ATP releases it. Supposedly, there is now a chunk of energy floating around in the cell? What is this “energy”? What is it made of? How does it get from the mitochondria way over to the part of the cell that needed it? How does it get put to use? I feel like school is leaving out a huge amount of important information.

EDIT:
So far, the answers boil down to:

1) When cells need energy, ATP releases it.

2) Our cells figure out how to get the energy where it needs to go, somehow.

3) You’re not allowed to know the answer until you go to college, sorry.

Um… thanks?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

As a chemistry major who didn’t enjoy biochemistry I say they use electricity… let’s leave it at that

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