Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
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ISBN: 9780190209896
Author: Trudy McKee, James R. McKee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The blank space in the statement “The sum of all reactions in a living organism is called its____________.”

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Living organisms are composed of various moleculesmajorly containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and phosphorus. There are hundreds of biochemical reactions that occur in the body and result in interactions, collision, and rearrangements of various such molecules. Thesereactions either lead to the formation of a complex product (anabolism) or breaking down of acomplex molecule (catabolism).

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