Question

Explain this line please
"metabolism is a defining feature of all living organisms without exception, isolated metabolic reactions in vitro are not living things but surely living reactions"

Answer 1

The living organisms are made up of molecules. These are of various sizes, classes, functions, etc. They need to change in some other biomolecules. These conversions are chemical reactions or metabolic reactions.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

metabolism is chemical process occurring in cells or in a cultured medium in vitro that is outside the cell.

all living organisms that is the one which has cell with genetic material and cell components perform metabolism.

isolated metabolism reactions i.e in vitro are not living because it has no cell and its cell components but they surely perform metabolic reaction if provided with suitable conditions.