Combined Science GCSE
Metabolic reactions
What Metabolic reactions means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Metabolic reactions
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The other chemical reactions necessary for life, such as protein synthesis and active transport, which are powered by the energy transferred in respiration.
Topics that use Metabolic reactions
- Key ideas (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Action at a distance
- Activation energy
- Active site
- Adaptation
- Anaerobic respiration
- Carbon and nitrogen cycles
- Catalysts
- Cells
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