Recall that all bonds require energy to break, but energy is released when bonds are formed. With this in mind, explain why it is incorrect to say that the phosphoester bond in ATP releases a large amount of energy when ATP turns into ADP?

Explanation:

This is incorrect because the energy is released when water molecules are added to the ends of ADP and phosphate pieces

Adenosine triphosphate in short called ATP is a nucleoside triphosphate which is used in cells as a coenzyme and is often called the "molecular unit of currency" of intracellular energy transfer

Each of the phosphorous atoms are highly electrophilic and can react with nucleophiles like the OH of water

The large negative ΔGo for the hydrolysis of one of the phosphoanhydride bonds can be attributed to a relative destabilization of the reactants (ATP and water) and relative stabilization of the products (ADP = Pi)        

the correct answer is - d. china has a large and growing population.

the fact that china has a large (the biggest) population, and it is still growing, doesn't hinder the agriculture production in the country. in fact, it can for increased production in the agriculture, since there's more labor force, as well the sheer mass of people produces lots of scientists that come up with new inventions as to how to improve this sector. nice example is the inner mongolia region in china, in general dominated by the gobi desert, but few scientist came up with a nice idea as to how to make the region productive by using plants that are very resistant to droughts, so lots of people have been employed, and the region is becoming greener and greener each year, and the production of food in this region is also increasing.