Metabolism (OCR GCSE Biology A (Gateway Science Suite)): Flashcards
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What is metabolism?
What is metabolism?
Sum of all reactions in a cell or body
What provides energy for metabolic processes?
What provides energy for metabolic processes?
Respiration
What controls metabolic processes?
What controls metabolic processes?
Enzymes
What does metabolism produce?
What does metabolism produce?
New molecules
What storage molecules can glucose convert to?
What storage molecules can glucose convert to?
Starch, glycogen, cellulose
Molecules that form a lipid
Molecules that form a lipid
Glycerol + 3 fatty acids
Molecules that form amino acids
Molecules that form amino acids
Glucose + nitrate ions
What do amino acids form?
What do amino acids form?
Proteins
What type of reaction is respiration?
What type of reaction is respiration?
Metabolic reaction
Product from protein breakdown for excretion
Product from protein breakdown for excretion
Urea