Lesson 78 of 1524
Metabolism
Glucose synthesis and glucose breakdown are examples of anabolic and catabolic pathways, respectively
Practice this chapterGlucose synthesis and glucose breakdown are examples of anabolic and catabolic pathways, respectively A cell’s metabolism refers to the chemical reactions that take place within it.
Objects in motion do physical work, and kinetic energy is the energy of objects in motion. Cells perform the functions of life through various chemical reactions.
metabolism — all the chemical reactions that take place inside cells, including anabolism and catabolism. anabolic — (also, anabolism) pathways that require an energy input to synthesize complex molecules from simpler ones. catabolic — (also, catabolism) pathways in which complex molecules break down into simpler ones. kinetic energy — energy type that takes place with objects or particles in motion.
Worked example
What does “metabolism” mean in Metabolism?
- 1Use the wording this chapter gives for metabolism.
- 2The book says: all the chemical reactions that take place inside cells, including anabolism and catabolism.
- 3Do not use the meaning of anabolic. That term means (also, anabolism) pathways that require an energy input to synthesize complex molecules from simpler ones.
Result: all the chemical reactions that take place inside cells, including anabolism and catabolism
Why. That is the meaning this chapter gives for metabolism.
Do not swap metabolism and anabolic. metabolism means all the chemical reactions that take place inside cells, including anabolism and catabolism. anabolic means (also, anabolism) pathways that require an energy input to synthesize complex molecules from simpler ones.
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