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Cell Metabolism CC
Term | Definition |
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Metabolism | All the chemical reactions that occurs in organisms |
Enzyme | A biological catalyst, protein in nature. |
Immobilised Enzyme | A biological catalyst which is fixed to an inert material by chemical or physical means. |
Bioreactor | Vessel in which products are made by cells (or organisms) (or enzymes) |
Photosynthesis | An anabolic process where plants make carbohydrate using (sun)light energy (CO2, water and chlorophyll). |
Aerobic respiration | The release of energy from carbohydrate using oxygen |
Anaerobic respiration | The release of energy from carbohydrate without using oxygen. |
Fermentation | Anaerobic respiration |
Diffusion | The movement of [gas or liquid] molecules from a region of higher concentration to a region of lower concentration |
Osmosis | The movement of water molecules from a region of high water concentration to a region of low water concentration across a S.P.M selectively permeable membrane or |
Turgor | The state of fullness in a plant cell due to the intake of water. |