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How do Animals Survive?
- METABOLISM
Metabollic Processses Among living Things
- is the entirety of all the chemical activities that an organism performs.
- here, energy is usually consumed when complex molecules are built, and released when complex molecules are broken down.
- this is the energy that you use to to do your daily activities.
- it also keeps your body warm and helps build up new molecules that the body needs.
Metabolic Pathways
A cell's metabolism involves thousands of reactions that occur in a cell. These reactions are arranged as intersecting metabolic pathways.
A metabolic pathway begins with a specific molecule, which is altered in a series of steps resulting to the production of a certain product.
Catabolic Pathways
Some metabolic pathways release energy by breaking down complex molecules in to simpler compounds. These degradative processes are callled catabolic pathways.
Anabolic Pathways
Anabolic Pathways
Anabolic pathways occur when complex molecules are built using energy. The complex molecules are used by the body for all its activities. It includes the synthesis of compounds such as DNA, RNS, and proteins.
Catabolism
vs
Anabolism
Differences between Catabolism and Anabolism
In catabolism, energy is obtained from the breakdown of larger molecules into smaller ones. In this process, energy is released. Hydrolysis is an example of a catabolic reaction in which a compound react with water. A major pathway of catabolism is cellular respiration, in which the sugar, glucose, and other organic fuels are broken down in the presence of oxygen and produce carbon dioxide and water.
In anabolism, energy is required to build
larger molecules. This is necessary for cellular
growth and repair.
To sum it up...
Summary
METABOLISM can be categorized into CATABOLISM and ANABOLISM.
CATABOLISM breaks down LARGER MOLECULES into SMALLER MOLECULES to RELASE and to CREATE ENERGY.
While ANABOLISM is regulated by SMALLER MOLECULES to use ENERGY.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- refers to the activities by which living things obtain raw materials from the environment and transport them into their cells. The cells metabolize these raw materials and synthesize structural components, enzymes, and energy-rich compounds.
- all the elements and compounds taken by living things are nutrients.
- are the chemical substances that organisms need in order to grow and function properly.
Organic Nutrients
- the nutrients that contain carbon in their structural makeup are referred to as organic nutrients.
- carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and vitamins are organic nutrients because they are synthesized within living organisms.
Inorganic Nutrients
Inorganic Nutrients
- those that do not contain carbon are called inorganic nutrients.
- minerals and water are inorganic nutrients, which are supplied through digestion or from environmental sources.
Gastrointestinal Cavity
- Many animals with simple body plans have a digestive compartment with a single opening. This pouch is called gastrointestinal cavity, which functions in digestion as well as in the distribution of nutrients throughout the body.
Gastrointestinal
Cavity
Gastrointestinal Cavity
- Many animals with simple body plans have a digestive compartment with a single opening. This pouch is called gastrointestinal cavity, which functions in digestion as well as in the distribution of nutrients throughout the body.