explain metabolism and their types
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Metabolism is a term that is used to describe all chemical reactions involved in maintaining the living state of the cells and the organism. Metabolism can be conveniently divided into two categories: Catabolism - the breakdown of molecules to obtain energy. Anabolism - the synthesis of all compounds needed by the ...
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What is Metabolism?
- “Metabolism refers to a series of chemical reactions that occur in a living organism to sustain life.”
- Metabolism is the total amount of the biochemical reactions involved in maintaining the living condition of the cells in an organism.
- All living organisms require energy for different essential processes and for producing new organic substances.
- The metabolic processes help in growth and reproduction and help in maintaining the structures of living organisms.
- The organisms respond to the surrounding environment due to metabolic activities.
- All the chemical reactions occurring in the living organisms from digestion to transportation of substances from cell to cell require energy.
Metabolic Process
There are two types of metabolic process:
- Catabolism
- Anabolism
- Catabolism – This process is mainly involved in breaking down larger organic molecules into smaller molecules. This metabolic process releases energy.
- Anabolism – This process is mainly involved in building up or synthesizing compounds from simpler substances required by the cells. This metabolic process requires and stores energy.
Metabolism is related to nutrition and the existence of nutrients. Bioenergetics describes the metabolism as the biochemical pathway through which the cells obtain energy. One of the major aspects is the energy formation.
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