The importance of metabolism

In this topic

• Metabolism — the main sign of life
• The two sides: assimilation and dissimilation
• The stages of metabolism and its products
• Water and mineral exchange, and regulation

Key terms

• Metabolism
• Assimilation
• Dissimilation
• Open system
• ATP
• Mitochondrion
• Intracellular metabolism
• Urea
• Uric acid
• Water and mineral exchange
• Hypothalamus
• Thyroxine

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