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The Living World — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYThe Living World1 Mark
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Define metabolism.
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Answer

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 cells.

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