A cell has enough available atp to meet its needs for about 30 seconds. What is likely to happen when an athlete exhausts his or her atp supply?

The catabolic processes associated with the production of ATP are activated in order to supply its demand and to provide energy.

Explanation:

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is the basic unit of energy in the cell, this molecule is used in many physiological processes including nerve impulse, muscle action, etc.

Catabolic processes are activated that generate more ATP.

Explanation:

The cells of the body requires a constant supply of ATP. When an athlete has exhausted his or her ATP supply, more ATP can be generated by the activation of catabolic processes.

Catabolic processes is the breakdown of larger or complex molecules stored in the body into a smaller (simple) molecules to yield ATP.

Energy stored in various forms in the body are degraded by catabolic processes and ATP are released for cell use.