Digestion
Digestion is the process by which organisms break down food.
Living organisms break down glucose through a process called cellular respiration. This process involves a series of biochemical reactions that occur in the mitochondria of the cell to produce ATP, the cell's primary source of energy. The three main stages of cellular respiration are glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation.
The chemical processes that build up materials in organisms are called anabolic processes, while the processes that break down materials are called catabolic processes. These processes are essential for maintaining the balance of molecules within an organism for growth, repair, and energy production.
The process by which organisms break down macro molecules is called catabolism. Synthesizing small molecules and conserving energy is called anabolism. Anabolism and catabolism together is called metabolism.
Metabolism!
Metabolism
The essential life process for all organisms is metabolism, which involves obtaining and using energy to sustain life. This process involves various biochemical reactions that break down nutrients to produce energy, maintain homeostasis, and support growth and reproduction.
Are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so carry out the natural process of decomposition.
glycolysis
Organisms need to carry out the process of respiration because the cells in the organisms break down simple food molecules and release their energy.
Decomposers are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms in a natural process or even (chemically).
The process organisms use to break down food is called metabolism. ATP, the universal energy currency of cells, is used to transfer chemical energy between different chemical reactions.