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Cell Metabolism CC
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |