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Metabolism |
Term used to describe all chemical reactions involved in maintaining the living state of the cells in an organism |
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Catabolism |
Category of metabolism: is the breakdown of molecules to obtain energy |
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Anabolism |
Category of metabolism: the synthesis of all compounds needed by the cells |
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How are the two categories of metabolism connected and important? |
Energy produced by the metabolism breaking down nutrients is required by the body to synthesize new proteins, nucleic acids (DNA, RNA), etc. |
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What are carbs made of chemically? |
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen atoms |
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What are proteins made up of chemically? |
Different combinations of amino acids |
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What are fats made up of? |
Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms, similar to carbs. |
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Nucleic Acids are made of... |
They are composed of nucleotides, which are made up of (1) 5-carbon sugar, (1) phosphate group, & (1) nitrogenous base |
