What is metabolism?

Answer 1

Metabolism is the complete set of chemical reactions that occurs in living cells. These processes are the basis of life, allowing cells to grow and reproduce, maintain their structures, and respond to their environments. Metabolism is usually divided into two categories. Catabolic reactions yield energy, an example being the breakdown of food in cellular respiration. Anabolic reactions, on the other hand, use this energy to construct components of cells such as proteins and nucleic acids.

Answer 2

Metabolism: The chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life. In metabolism some substances are broken down to yield energy for vital processes while other substances, necessary for life, are synthesized. The processing of a specific substance within the living body: water metabolism; iodine metabolism.

Answer 3

Metabolism is the complete set of chemical reactions that occurs in living cells. These processes are the basis of life, allowing cells to grow and reproduce, maintain their structures, and respond to their environments. Metabolism is usually divided into two categories. Catabolic reactions yield energy, an example being the breakdown of food in cellular respiration. Anabolic reactions, on the other hand, use this energy to construct components of cells such as proteins and nucleic acids.

Answer 4

The sum of the physical and chemical processes in an organism by which its material substance is produced, maintained, and destroyed, and by which energy is made available

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The chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life. In metabolism some substances are broken down to yield energy for vital processes while other substances, necessary for life, are synthesized.

Answer 5

Do you remember memorizing the Kreb's cycle in biology class? This is the primary form of metabolism in air-breathing animals - where oxygen is converted into energy through a series of reactions involving ATP. There are a variety of other metabolic pathways that do not require oxygen, but most of these pathways are less efficient, except for some of the anaerobic pathways used by bacteria that get their energy from reducing metal salts or sulfates.

Answer 6

It is the chemical process in plants or animals that change food ,minerals into living matter and produce energy.

Answer 7

the chemical process in living things that change food , etc. in to energy and materials for growth

Answer 8

Metabolism the one in your body is the ability to burn of fat on its own. Im pretty sure someone correct me if im wrong please.